Doing some quick facts search I found an article from Columbus Business First, straight from the article talking about one of the hottest months of real estate "June" "homes with huge price tags are sitting the longest.

Hello fellow investors, quick question.

I have team support that helps me out with research and email follow ups when I’m not available so we should be able to get to you quickly.

Some have asked this question in some form or another but here goes again.PRO: I want to pay cash to get the deal and close quickly. 

Those very visible finishes are the exact thing that sells your home quickly for top price.

I looked at some condos in my area at one point and quickly decided against it.

In short, my long-term plan is to begin investing in SFH (much lower barriers to entry) or small MFH (Duplex, TriPlex, Etc) to raise capital and build my resume with the goal in mind of getting into larger MFH/Commercial properties as quickly as I can. 

But if all the bids are from investors is by deposit or quick closing.

Even a quick ballpark of the numbers they were giving her meant a payback period of almost a decade without the NPV factored in.I told her not to do it.It would make more sense to take that 5K "closing cost" and drop it into paying off the current note's principal.

Perhaps update some appliances - lighting - etc. those things that are quick and easy and make things "pop"!