Thomas S.Well in certain markets that I'm looking at, there aren't many MFHs, and demand is much stronger for SFHs.

Here's what I've been told:- Realtor is your gateway to accurate MLS data (unless you become a licensed agent yourself)- The wrong realtor may speculate and potentially provide inaccurate info, but they should be, in general, one of your stronger resources for things like FMV (fair market value), DOM (days on market) and other details associated with local/current trends- www.irr.com seems to be a great resource for national and local market reportingI hope this is helpful - otherwise, I trust an expert will comment soon enough :) ...Btw - my family and I love to visit your area in the summertime (7 presidents)...sorry for the annoying seasonal traffic from us North Jersians!

We are going to need to build stronger connections with brokers. 

@Jd Martin she can get a loan on her own but she is bidding against another person right now and the selling agent said a "cash" offer would be stronger.  

One of my realtors advised me yesterday that the stronger market is east of King Drive.  

I can say without a doubt that this flood brought a lot of us back to knowing what it is to help and care for our neighbors.Stay strong - we will all be stronger on the other side of this situation!

All plans could be stronger, or refined.

But it makes for a MUCH stronger offer than a financing contingency.

This allows you to be a stronger negotiator as you go into it with the backing of funds.

Solid reserves, meaning if that 25 hours/week becomes 15 hours/week for a few months you'd still be able to make the payment (believe it or not, this sometimes means that 5% down is stronger than 10% down because it means I can point to that 5% you are keeping in your pocket and say "reserves!").