Never rely on anonymous strangers you met on the web to find your money, Izaac.

Landlords are having a hard time gaining control of their properties which is limiting supply  4) Some homeowner's are terrified of COVID and would have wanted to sell but don't want strangers entering their house (limiting supply) 5) As a real estate broker and property manager many houses are being sold and rented to people moving here from out of state for remote work or other reasons.

Landlords are having a hard time gaining control of their properties which is limiting supply 4) Some homeowner’s are terrified of COVID and would have wanted to sell but don’t want strangers entering their house (limiting supply)5) As a real estate broker and property manager many houses are being sold and rented to people moving here from out of state for remote work or other reasons.

The addition is larger than the original structure, which apparently causes headaches with financing because Fannie and Freddie have pretty rigid guidelines.TLDR, the stranger the property, the tougher it will be for a bank to pull comps and provide an accurate appraisal.

When I house hacked a 3 family out of college it was easy to find a roommate for my unit and find friends for the other units but year after year, people move out and I ended up not renting the bedroom in my unit anymore BUT the other units could be rented to strangers easily without any inconvenience on my part or sharing of common apartment areas.

Some of my tenants are partying into all hours of the night, bringing strangers into the building and not following masking procedures.

Student loan debt is so high that it almost completely makes getting a mortgage for a house next to impossible for years and rents have been rising so much that most of us pay more in rent for a place we will never get to see any equity or benefit from only to have some stranger be in control of a basic aspect of our lives.

"Can I buy a super high risk property in a supper high risk neighborhood based on what a stranger tells me over the phone".Answer is either NO, for HELL NO.Local investors might make money on these properties but "Good" property mangers don't want them.  

She did not want anyone visiting the property, and she wanted to work with someone that was referred to her, not a "stranger" or large company.

@Ginny Adkins  Hey Stranger!!