Fund that flip is smaller, but also less investors, so at least the deals are not funded in just a few seconds.Both platforms suffer from some of the problems that pretty much all of the hard money loan platforms do: not enough volume for someone wanting to maintain a large portfolio, not enough conservative 65% LTV loans, too may loans and judicial only states (where it's extremely expensive and time-consuming if you need to foreclose which can cause losses), and single note risk (i.e not diversified).

Consumers are more educated than ever (thanks to resources like BP!)

Private/Hard Money lenders do not lend on owner occupied properties due to consumer protection laws.

I have had another odd issues with airbnb reviews showing up positive on my side but not on the consumer side.

Are they actually as time consuming as people say "4am toilet broken events"?

A strong decrease in rates means three things-- the economy has been hit, the average consumer has likely been hit harder, and sellers are going to be more open to selling.

This is a pretty common issue and isn't generally a bad thing since this lets you know the VRBO's algorithm is pushing your listing out to consumers (Not the right type but still).

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Shelter: According to the U.S.

The “headline” CPI (Consumer Price Index = inflation) for June declined 0.1% month-over-month, and the “core” CPI (excluding food & fuel) rose only 0.1% MoM.

Everything I've seen is townhouses that were built to be sold directly to consumers and when the units couldn't sell individually, the developers cut their losses and sold to out of town 1031 buyers looking for an easy button.