I was just into about my 20th new build in a 90 home project when this happened to us.. lumber packages did not quite 3X but they certianly went up 2X along with a host of other components.. the one benefit we had was we could have lumber escalation clauses in our contracts that passed this on to the buyer..

You should also invest in a professional real estate photographer and a lock box) You may just decide to go with an agent that can provide professional level photos and an amazing marketing package (including listing exposure in real estate magazines, etc) If you do go with an agent- make sure to ask for their marketing plan for the property as well as a record of their past sales, etc.

I have a dozen people ready to invest with me but I don't know how to package property to show why they should.

@KarlB- That's also another way of looking at it...good food for thought.

Zillow.com is 80% of the market, you can list with byowner.com, Their MLS package will get your listing syndicated to all the other sites, redfin, trulia, apartments.com, homes.com, realtor.com. 

Below is the package I proposed to them as they want to be completely hands off when it is furnished.

My hammer is for cracking open nuts, not remodeling.Just food for thought....

Great guest and food for thought. 

They also do not work in a timely fashion so if it’s a rental that could be a problemJust food for thoughtFor us what we make sure we do is service and maintain our equipment like hvac and appliances which often leads to longer life spans

Recently its down to 4.82%, so if we keep in mind our margin or the fixed portion the lenders add on top of the index to come up with your daily rate calculation is going to be as follows:4.82% + 3.75% (example margin for AIO) = 8.57% so we'll round it up to the nearest .125% which should be 8.50% interest only.Given that prime is 8.50% already and there is a margin on top of Prime for most HELOC's out there from .25-3.00% your traditional HELOC would be much higher rate than your comparable AIO loan comparatively.So just some food for thought.