This is not to say that would be a cheaper or faster option if it is an option there, just wanted to share in case since I hadn’t even realized it til I consulted a lawyer.

You can acquire properties SO MUCH faster with seller financing.

more velocity of money the faster your wealth can build. try and find a balance of long term buy and holds for passive income down the road but you can also use real estatse as a tool to make more money ie flipping wholesaling or brrr as described above  to make more money to buy more buy and hold. check out@thachnguyen on instagram that guy kills doing that buy haveing very specific criteria to what do do with a property. 

Are they doing anything different to filter out unmotivated sellers faster or are they setting for lower returns?

And after trying later on to get some on the Conventional side I just still chose to keep going with the commercial side because it’s so much easier, faster, and flexible.

We hope it can build equity in which we can refinance down the road to reach out 20% down faster to remove PMI.- We can rent the bottom floor for roughly $1600/month and can bring our monthly payment down to just about the same cost of renting a comparable unit. - It is our first home and we hope to be someplace we are happy and comfortable with, and we truly did fall in love with this townhome... 

I am thinking getting a license to help me see the MLS and access to the property faster.

I turn units faster, get them rented at lightening speed and retain tenants which all shows up in your bottom line.

PHL Home Prices Surge Amid PandemicHome prices surged by a record 27% in the second quarter, driven by strong demand for high-end residential projects and an uptick in costs amid the pandemic-induced lockdown, central bank of The Philippines said.Read more here: https://www.bworldonline.com/p...The fundamental reasons for such a bullish outlook for the real estate sector are the young and growing population, the transition of the Philippines from a low-middle income economy to a high-middle income one, and the expansion of economic activities away from the National Capital Region to other alternative metropolitan areas that even before the pandemic had already been growing faster in terms of gross regional product than Metro Manila.

Hopefully the deposit is enough to cover that rent along with any damages.the sooner they are out, the faster you can get it rented.