By combining your funds with others they can and do demand a higher interest rate (of course they take a cut) then an individual can usually get.

In my case, now, in my location, I'd simply make a notice of demand as with a note and deed of trust and proceed to foreclosure if I couldn't get them to pack thier bags and provide a DIL under acceptable terms.

Its amazing the variability in the area with quality vs. cost vs. demand. A

My thinking is, get a closing date and demand a final walk through with a general contractor prior to signing.

If it were a car, would you demand a high-end model for the price of the economy car because someone wrote the sale up wrong?

The minute the ban on evictions was lifted, I served him with a 3 day notice and demand as well as a breach of lease.

That means off campus housing should be in more demand, as long as students continue to want to go to in-person classes as opposed to online. 

some are fine with a 2 or 3 cap  while others demand a 8 to 12 cap..  

Is there a good rental demand as well in those areas? 

Could that group be driving some of the demand as well?