It's hard to tell you to go one way or the other as the data is so limited here.

Then again as a builder and someone thats also looking to put together a very large portfolio of holds for myself, the other part of me likes that everybody is so scared off right now because of the rates.

I guess that's why fast food chains are pulling AI out of their drive through due to the number of errors it makes: because AI is so powerful.

There is so much complexity and risk involved.  

There is so much to cover you kinda need to drill down for us.First thing I would do is check VRBO and AirBNB and see what is renting in the immediate vicinity of where you are looking.

So, perhaps the buyer has little cash which is why deposit is so low. 

Last thought is that it is so much easier to get one on your primary residence vs on an investment property. 

Keep that team busy and sticking with you.The chances you find a team right NOW with your 1 house with them wanting to work with someone new is so slim.

A lot of brokers are not even aware of what rental arbitrage is so maybe your broker understood a completely different concept.

Where do you think we get the saying if it ain't broke, fix it until it is.... So