I was wondering if anyone has these same issues in their market, and how they've been able to skirt the mania and actually find real serious deals.

I don't believe either of these are actual Steadily MGA policies though.  

Scrren PMC's by asking if you will get the material invoices AND the actual invoices from any contractors they hire. - Be prepared to pay for a PMC's time!

There are very few instances when cost seg won't help you on a rental property, but when you deploy the actual cost seg will depend on what you need on your taxes.

Need so much more info to actually be able to shop rates  :)  No points, 110k, SFR, regular purchase financing, the house is worth around 140k.

I was actually googling and saw this post pop up about safeguard so I figured I would jump into the conversation.

I would love to hear from those who have actually invested in these areas vs. realtors/real estate agents.  

I actually just bought a duplex that was on the market last month in cleveland. 

So this would actually work against the intended purpose. 

For instance, the area closest to Disney is actually less saturated and has many homes that can be renovated to a high standard and will book well.A bit further from Disney, in newer communities such as Solara, Windsor at Westside, Windsor Island and others, you can find deals in this market.