It's just harder to find good deals on the MLS, especially these days when the market is really tight.

If the laws weren't so tight, this could be ideal where everyone has a way out of a bad situation.

Whatever you do in a tight contracting market you wanna protect yourself by relying on solid fundamentals.

Find a good one and hang on tight to them because they are rare.For some people, being a realtor is as close as a person can come to being unemployed (or retired) while still saying they have a job.

So that's what makes it so tempting.Regarding commission on sale:We have an in-house agent, so a savy buyer will save all commission, worse case, they use their own agent and we're down 2.5% (or if buyer plays it tight, they can pay their agent from pocket). 

., Resident agrees to pay in addition to the delinquent rent and late payment chargesprovided for above, the sum of $100 for preparing and giving the notice, which shall be paid by the deadline for compliance with the Notice.

DFW is a very tight market right now.

The bottom half of the market is incredibly tight right now and anything interesting that comes up is highly competitive. 

The payback amount is 1.5% of the loan amount / month which is higher than a principle residence but in the end it forces me to pay down the principle faster...makes cash flow more tight but allows the HELOC money to be put back in use quicker. 

so unless your in a great cash position.. you could have desire to purchase but no ability.. owner occ is always there.. but not investor loans. this is why the crash of 08 was so severe the investor loans froze like the Antarctic.. before global warming. then what happens is you try to time the bottom you get nervous and really with credit so tight and nerves you never do execute.