One of the awesome parts of the Jacksonville buy and hold market is the appreciation and the affordability.

Looking on Zillow it looks like the only affordable places are reseda or pacoima or Lancaster. 

Trying to save costs on affordable contractor just cost me more money.Even though I had talked to my real estate agent about how I was investing and trying to rapidly move forward with this home.

If the seller gave instructions to his agent to not present any offers under full asking price, then the agent is obeying the wishes of his principal.Sounds like you can’t afford the property.

Often you can find other with pocket listings for deal on the forums as well.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer. 

I started looking into the FHA streamline product and spoke to my lender about it.

Its getting to the point where the rates almost have to be so astronomical that people simply can't afford them. 

Just have to run your number on the market and the product type (i.e. small houses versus big houses, etc).

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.

This will make it harder to afford, harder to get lending, and ultimately limit the buyer pool which puts negative pressure on prices.