Even in Houston, I would suspect you'd pay $250 SF minimum, especially with a trick build like that on stilts.....What do you think, @Matthew Paul ? 

If you pull this off, congratulations to you.The biggest trick I think for most people is getting funding for investment if you aren't working any longer? 

You're buying a primary residence, so most of the typical investment loan/creative financing tricks go out the window.

The trick has been factoring in aggressive Year 2 and 3 premium increases into underwriting, assuming 10-15% jumps, and including that into offers rather than trying to squeeze deals into last year's numbers.You're absolutely right about longer days on market.

The guy is a one trick pony with no track record nor a data model to support his premise.

If anyone has any other tips and tricks or things they have learned through experience I would be happy to get your thoughts.

Here are some tips and tricks to make loans easier.1.

Now, the trick is to get an investor that believes you can raise the rents like that so easily and quickly.

You could do the BRRR method and the sneaky rental method (live in a house initially, then rent it out after, while light rehabbing.)

I point it out on flips or old houses, talk about how much it costs, and I don't think I've ever had a buyer give a flip (pun intended).The other trick for a buyer's agent is 90% of the time, they'll never know who the appraiser is or when the appraiser is scheduled or what their contact info is.