Your first move should be to contact the realtor and ask them more info - they'll probably tell you anything you want to know in order to get your lead - and see how competitive the bids were, or whether the market will absorb your condo at that price or higher.  

I think over the next few years and perhaps long term, we will only see the prices go up with the rates being where they are, the competition that always exists between lenders, closing agents, etc., and the housing market staying stagnant.

I would not worry if you have the ability to keep rents lower than your competition.

If you're in a huge demand area you probably won't have vacancy risk but your purchase price will be higher (more competition) so your returns will be lower.  

I don't know what a competitive fee is for CA because I've never used an attorney there for a real estate transaction - the CAR forms have always been sufficient.  

I would show the competition's quote, in writing, to your current lender.  

I don't know why Ray left RealtyShares, but my take on AlphaFlow is that they've (correctly) identified that there's going to be tremendous competition at the platform level (as each competes against the other for customers and deals, driving down margins), and that an aggregation play is a less crowded space in the market that also allows them to capture lots of data about dealflow and performance across the market.

I'm not sure how I feel about a separate garbage fee versus simply saying it is included in the rent and making the rent high enough to cover the cost, but still competitive with other parks.  

they must be accredited though.. there is that caveat . but that is changing with the jobs act.. but like realty shares ( Nav Athwal owner) I was his very first loan when crowdfunding was justs a twinkle in the investors eyes he has grown that to a monster company and 8 to 10% is routine for him to pay to his investors.. all auto mated and like clock work.. so that's kind of the competition when it comes to raising money and doing deals.. 10% for the risk of SFR rentals is just not that appetizing to most investors.. or they just do it themselves.

@Brian Varmuza I am sure the answer to this question will vary based on the area of the country, but in Connecticut where I am located and where there is a decent amount of competition for REOs it is definitely more common for offers to not include any inspection contingencies.