If you check her profile, and in my humble opinion, its like comparing apples and oranges.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Portsmouth.

Purchase price: $59,000

Cash invested: $6,000

Our small (698 square feet to be exact), but mighty first rental proper...

@Jeremy Mattson Would you rather eat apple or pear? 

Surrounding cities include Victorville, Apple Valley, and Adelanto.  

Make sure you are comparing apples to apples and netting any broker/realtor fees to know your true take-home value.

I think that more people coming in increases the odds of getting a sour apple.   

The FSBO seller on the other hand will find his FSBO a magnet for every wholesaler, investor, and flipper some of who will be honest and upfront and some of who will try to disguise themselves as end buyers and not financial intermediaries looking to tie up the property for little or no option money and sell for a higher price.Good luck 

Odds are it won't be the same person that does both, however, you can probably get a solid apples-to-apples comparison of options.  

A builder can make a profit on a 100k lot when the house at 2200 to 2400 sq ft sells for 400k.. that's about 50k oi their jeans and usually only about 50 to 75k cash equity. so its a double your money cash on cash in less than a year which is pretty standard.can make it work at 300k exit though you would lose moneyBut as for rentals Go which I believe is what Ray is looking at.. for me personally. the age of the housing stock there in the inner city is all about 50 to 120 years old.. some sell for 10k other like FS sell for 60 to 100k and need 10 to 30k in rehab.. for me I would rather have a 100k rental next to a 400k new build then be in an area of all older 75k homes with no new builds in sight or will ever be there. those truly have no upside other than if rent rises .. but again we are apples and oranges we are inventory providers or providers of new housing.. not landlords. 

Their loyalty, their top of mind awareness of you, and their memory of your contribution to their experience (that they share with everyone they know) will make a far bigger impression on your wallet than a magnet on their fridge with your name on it.