For skip tracing, I have an in-house data team that skip traces for my company.

Some properties increase rapidly in value.

Watch the BP YouTube channel for some data relating to this this week!

I would definitely consider hard money again, but this time I'd try to put something in contractually in the commitment letter to protect my out of pocket costs, explain even better every single aspect about the property, etc. so that the underwriting is more based on objective data than simply someone's opinion. 

A classic collector car that holds or rises in value and that you rent out might be an asset.  1% maybe.A house is an asset., especially if it covers your shelter expenses (or close to it)  via househackng.

People can and do purchase commercial real estate that have been studying and analyzing the market, but I would say the majority of people need the support and the in depth knowledge to feel peace of mind about their purchase.I work alongside my dad who has 30+ years experience in the field and see this knowledge piece as invaluable to customers looking to buy/sell.

build a data base  be very polite ASK them if its OK to call in 6 months to see if anything changes..

Collect your own data, and make your own conclusions.

This could open up doors for off-market deals in the future- Access to market data- Ability to sell your own deals and collect commission to offset licensing and mls fees. 

My hope is to have cash available to invest if homes go down in value as predicted in a few months.