I finds that, after I list my house, I often receive some applications and the applicants don’t even see the house.

And this was in a nice gated community in Miami!  

This is why job growth/fundamentals get talked about so often when choosing a market; put yourself where you have the most qualified applications possible for your home.With $100k down and assuming 20%-25% DP, you're looking at homes in the $350k-$450k range, with $400k probably being a break-even, at best.

.- As a technology leader that oversee building complex corporate applications and solutions, The software it self is a scam.  

I'm excited to engage in discussions, seek advice, and learn from the collective wisdom of this community.

Meetups for sure are the best and calling agents in the local community that have a great track record! 

There will be plenty of decent applicants in those neighborhoods. 

You can prepare yourself for that by having another inspection conducted 10 months in then bringing that to the builder to see if they can fix anything outstanding for you, before the warranty is up (if applicable).In summary, buying a new build means you have to arm yourself with information so that you know what you are getting into.

Hi Craig, welcome to the community! 

They set up the process as a preliminary ‘interview’ and then if you get the first screener’s ‘recommendation,’ you move on to a 2+-hour ‘interview’ with the ‘director’ to ‘dive deeper and see if you’re a good fit’ because ‘Phil is very selective’—so selective, in fact, that ‘less than 1% of applicants are accepted to join.’