Some flippers who mis-timed the market may default, but these will be a small number of properties relative to overall sales and defaults. 

Well, that is very persuasive ... it's also the first time I've heard anyone say they, or someone they know, is getting a significant portion of their STR bookings from direct sales. 

To be vertically integrated it takes discipline and practice with time under tension of actually doing what you are trying to sell.Below you will see the pre-rehab property and hope to share the finished product soon!

Seems like 75% of what is for sale are in areas I don't think have strong futures.

Most insurance companies won't insure them, and most lenders are hesitant to provide financing for them, which makes the sale even more challenging.There are, however, investors who specialize exclusively in mobile homes.

But Non-Farm Productivity was much better than expected at 2.3% vs estimates of 1.5% and it was a big-time gain over the prior reading of -1.7%.

Also, make sure to get pre-qualified from a lender for which ever loan product that you wish to utilize so that you can shop effectively. 

Hi CJ, Greenfield neighborhood has a ton of duplex and triplexes, and is very convenient to Squirrel Hill and to the Parkway for quick access to downtown, with sale prices still being relatively low compared to neighboring areas

If it is listed with an agent, trying to side step the agent is not going to gain you anything since the seller (owner) has a contract with the agent that gives him a commission on sale regardless of where the buyer comes from. 

The two biggest things that drive the US economy are housing sales and car sales.