Because their fees are too high at a $1.5million level.  

But are just sitting on it as the development cost is too high.

I put in really high end materials on this one, brought in subs to check every single corner of the house and overall did a really good rehab (At least this was the feedback everyone left).

I am really motivated now for one as a teacher its getting worse every year and I spent 3 days in hospital and 6 weeks out of school because I was breaking a high school fight.

How many offers for each completed deal?

That same money sitting in a high yield  savings account would be earning you $7,500/year at 5% on $150,000.  

I typically rehab and offer owner finance, but I am open to working with the Section 8 Rent to Own program.

However if you only invest it in training, then at the end you have lost $50,000 and still don't own anything.There are a lot less inexpensive ways to learn about real estate in my opinion.Don't fall for any high pressure techniques from any guru.....the typical scenario is to go to a free 2-3 hour training session. 

You can get good rents at low entry points in some of these areas, but there’s the question of finding good tenants along with the downsides of being in a high crime area.

Year-over-year, asking rents have increased by 0.4% from Q1 2023.The spread between asking and effective rents has narrowed slightly over the past year, suggesting landlords are offering fewer concessions as the market stabilizes.