I read the news https://www.newsweek.com/florida-homeowners-desperately-tryi... 

@Engelo RumoraThey probably can’t find anything without a white kitchen and gray walls and awful gray blue lvp flooring and are desperate to find something to update themselves.

I failed to pay attention probably because I was desperate to get the funding before the closing of the property.

However, if I suffer 1-2 month vacancy beyond now I am OK with that too as I can cover the expenses and do not feel desperate. 

Interest rates are just one factor in the equation.You can offset high (er) interest rates by buying lower priced properties or fixers, or putting down more cash, or having a desperate seller do partial financing or buy down the rates...So if rates stay above 5% for the next 5 years I think 2 things happen: 1) More experienced/less timid investors have a huge advantage for a while, 2) eventually when everyone realizes this is the 'new normal' then things just go back to normal with slightly higher rates.But what do I know?

Desperate times do indeed make interesting bed fellows. 

And the heavier the marketing push, the more it looks like there is desperation for capital.At the end of the day, there are certainly groups that market and are not at a shortage of capital to get the deals they want done.As it pertains to the original post though, I will add https://www.globest.com/2024/02/21/crow-holdings-secures-3-1...I am curious how many people on these forums or preaching "passive income for busy professionals" are even aware of a Crow Holdings.  

I agree with you - If you want to cash flow positive with a decent cash on cash return, you'd need to find a desperate seller, which I'm currently trying to figure out how to find so I can buy my first property!!!  

I didn’t sign because their aggressive desperation for me to sign up was a huge turnoff and ultimately it felt like they wanted my credit card number more than anything else (which I’m sure is the case).

This may be a desperate attempt by VRBO to get back some Airbnb traffic.