I am in the beginning stages of my first house hack as well.

When there is a war or a natural disaster it obviously skews the normal cycle by extending the recession phase and sometimes deepening it.Ordinarily before the whole Corona virus issue hit the general Real Estate market was probably in the transition between the Expansion and the Hypersupply phase ( different markets will be at slightly different points on the curve but as a general rule that's where we were) this is when the market is responding to extended periods of excess demand/ low supply and developers have begun to develop because the metrics are feasible.

I would say that I would exit stage left and let someone else deal with the issues.Hope that helps and if you have any specific questions for me just let me know!

Block is only an advantage when site constraints and staging are an issue.

It’s in its beta stage but definitely interesting.

I am in the beginning stages just looking and saving at the moment but want to know if it's even possible.

With any luck, hopefully we can get this thing finished, cleaned, and staged to be able to hold an open house this weekend.

The way you've got it phrased could be suggested to mean that staging the house could come out of their deposit which is not what any ones security deposit is for.

I bet their were no regular inspections and not real option consideration or earnest money to be lost if not purchased, like 3 - 5% of FMV.A Security deposit on a nice home does not cover many damage items of being in excess of "normal wear and tear."

At least at this stage in my investing career I'm not overly busy with the business.