When buying from a wholesaler, you will frequently be dealing with distressed properties (or properties that need at least some work up front before renting).

They are never going to trend lower for you but they will frequently adjust lower and might be less for a period of several years before the upward trend continues.And in lots of cases, laws will change which shift the whole equation.

Huge issue in my market, whose older housing stock has been frequently altered without permission. 

I have been looking for another house for about 3 years, and kick myself frequently that I didn't move into my rental a year ago and put my res. on the market.

Not really.Usually you find a property and put it under contract.Then you find an investor and sell it to him for a fee...frequently $5,000 but it can be anything that youboth agree on.Ryan Webber has a bunch of posts about this on thisboard, search for his posts and read up.

The developer frequently provides the debt financing for projects too.

As of now, your only option to accessing MLS data is through all the individual local MLS', which as far as I can tell is restricted to realtors and to their clients through (frequently ******) MLS portals.  

People who buy condos and townhouses are frequently OK with 2bds and no yard.  

Frequently one loan file will have two or three of Fannie's approaches being used, depending on the property.

This question is asked frequently, but I'm wondering if the same applies when it comes to having student loans under income based repayment when you work in public service.