The trend is also fueling mergers and acquisitions within the industry, such as Circle K’s recent bid to acquire 7-Eleven.These global real estate updates reflect a dynamic market adapting to new challenges and opportunities.

I just say" (I have done over 500 in my market this way) Hey Christie, I need insurance its vacant and we are doing a reno.

I need to confirm with the lender but assume any such "partial" payments would have to be substantial and equal to at least 10-20% or more of the total loan?

I am leaving out cost to build and sale price because I am strictly looking for any actual data or reference on the component itself which should give me a base line and hold true in most markets. 

Is counting on appreciation the only strategy in a market like this, or are there points of view?

It was on market.

Investing out-of-state is tough and finding a strong PM in these cheaper markets is equally difficult.

To increase our potential deal flow for fix & flips, we're preparing to start direct to sell mailing campaign. What are the most important tools to have in place as we get this going? We're planning to start with ...

I think the thing that might dissuade me from such a deal is if you needed to put a substantial amount of money down as again, financing is tough with leaseholds from my understanding. 

With their appraisals do they loan based on the market appraisal or do they loan on what the DSCR supports like 1.3?