With a million dollar listing you can bet the agent will run you through the ringer with Proof of Funds, Verification of Deposits and Numerous Background and credit checks.

Physics-wise, you get the heat of burning a candle in the room, no matter what nonsense you do to it.

I bet you never do that again.

As I hear day after day about rising prices and the biggest jump in real estate price indeces since 2006, I wonder how much of the measured increase is not actually due to an improvement in the market, but due to physical improvements in many of the properties being sold. i.e., How much has the mix of the condition of properties sold contributed to decreases and increases in real estate price indeces (e.g., Case/Shiller) throughout the economic cycle?

If they were in bad physical shape its most likely that they were bought by investors for cash.

And I bet the owner knows that's the reason his house is not selling.I think I'm going to start with my realtor and see what info he can get from the selling agent.

Now their bet may or may not happen.

Like I quickly learned after college, however, you don't really know anything until you actually, physically do it, so I am anxious (but slightly nervous) to get the ball rolling here in the next month or so.I won't go into the gory details of the business plan, but my general goal is to buy and hold cash flowing SFR's over the long term.

@James Vermillion the halfiron was the most challenging race I've ever done both mentally and physically.

Your best bet would be some type of owner financing, but even with that if you can find somebody who will do it with no cash down, then you better run for the hills because the property will likely be an absolute nightmare.