The traditional real estate "wholesaler" is plainly not providing any temporary liquidity to anyone. 

Are the referendums every year or just temporary?

Intellectually it doesn't make a lot of difference but emotionally it is a world apart.

Hi Spenser, If your goals are long term I would recommend buying a property that will ultimately cash flow, it might not cash flow immediately due to low rents (common in Worcester market) or circumstances that are temporary and fixable, but ultimately there is cash flow.

But I know it's temporary.

The other thing to mention is that you are going to find way more off market rather than competing with all the people that are driving the price up and are making emotional buying decisions.

You need to make sure you (and family) can emotionally distance yourself a bit - it’s now a business and no longer your home.

Take the emotion out of this and think about your business. 

I doubt that they are service dogs, more like emotional support animals which is a loophole to get pets. 

The majority of value that a realtor brings to the table is hand holding, problem solving and emotional counseling.