We grew them in an environment where nothing required to be earned, everything was given simply for having wanted it.

If you simply go to your meetups and let folks know your a private lender you can sift through the deals and cherry pick them.

Even if you are not cash flowing on day one, that's okay (in my opinion), you're not paying the full mortgage on your own, which in of itself is a huge win and you learn other tangible real estate investing skills along the way by simply owning. 

I personally dont do any of that.. every market / or most will have an active fix and flip sector or buy and hold sector the important thing to me is the operator full stop.. great operator will do well in any market and all the national data simply is noise at least at my level. ( loaning our own money and JV deals with our own money)  we dont broker or anything like that.

Leave as is and simply provide info for the nearest Laundromats. 

You cannot have a contract that simply states "install high-quality countertops" without specifying the quantity, location, type, or style.

The increase of the money supply in 2020 is quite simply the cause of the inflation we saw in 2021-2023.

A savy agent sensing a situation like that might simply ask for proof of funds before showing the house which a nosey neighbor is unlikely to have.

Maybe you could extend the closings with some additional earnest money (even if you release it) and buy the time so you can simply do a regular 1031 exchange.  

The lenders simply are not interested in financing a deal where the buyer has such a small amount of skin in the game.If you don't mind, can you touch on how you were able to obtain the type of financing structure that allowed for a seller-held 2nd mortgage?