I got voodoo'd by this on the very last house I bought, where I am *certain* the bank would have come down another $2k but the selling agent magically produced another offer that was going to come up $1k from the bank's offer in order to "entice" me to take the bank's "final" offer.

Don't get me wrong, there are some great VAs out there, but you have to find them, train them, monitor them and pay them well for them to produce anything above mediocre results. 

If you plan to originate and sell, to get yields into fair market territory, you'll be discounting your paper, meaning that your margin on the home will need to be high enough to absorb the discount and still produce a better return than just outsourcing the lending process.

@Derek Morrison I list “typical qualifications” in my rental listing then have a specific email response to inquiries that again lists my “typical qualifications,” along with an attached application form, that if they meet those, they can request appt x day for 20-minute time slot, and I only accept applications after meeting them at the appointment.

Cousin A used to have an income-producing property.

Like the previous monthly reports, the market typically reacts to numbers in comparison to estimates.Producer Price Index (PPI)The Producer Price Index (PPI) report is similar to CPI; however, it tracks costs (and inflation) for producers, such as product manufacturers or service suppliers.

I am sure you are a lot like me and want a cash flowing, appreciation producing property.

I cannot find good cash flow properties that can produce these type of returns.  

Cities like investors who come to them, check the rules, follow them, and produce good product.

We're in the biggest bubble ever produced.....I'd be patient and wait.