My guess is Fed is buying their own bonds which is forcing housing rates to also increase to a high we haven't seen since the peak of 2016.  

Specifically, you're only referring to absolute NNN and those properties are so standardized and credit rated, thats why they have slim margins--much closer to bond trading.As Greg noted, it absolutely can be done on regular office, industrial, retail sites.

You have to find other lender, guidelines from Fannie MaeIf the retirement assets are in the form of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, the account must meet the requirements of B3-4.3-01, Stocks, Stock Options, Bonds, and Mutual Funds, for determining value and whether documentation of the borrower’s actual receipt of funds is required when used for the down payment and closing costs.

Being a handyman verse a contractor I bet he gave you a low price, you will end up paying more in the long run, and he probably doesn’t have insurance or bond to go after.

They are not finding it in the stock market and definitely aren't finding it in the bond market.

Title charges and expenses would include Title Premiums, any Tax or Bond advances, Documentary Transfer Tax, Recording Fees, etc.

I never pay for a bond, just retreat every 8 to 10 years.

Before COVID-19, bond yields were pretty poultry, forcing income investors (retirees and those with lower appetites for risk, or getting closer to retirement) to take on more risk than in the past.  

Investing the balance in a mix of liquid securities that can be tapped if needed and offset bonds/CoDs to mitigate risk.

Yields on every type of investment, real estate, bonds, stock dividends have been compressing for a decade.