Between technology, the media coverage and the settlement itself, while the vast majority of sales will probably still be on market (MLS itself could have some issues going forward as a result of this settlement) but on the margins there will be an uptick of fsbo, of discount brokerages, again it won’t fundamentally change the majority of transactions but I expect the housing market to get even weirder than it already has been the past few years.

I think this is a creative idea with a lot of potential, though also with some unique issues as mentioned above. 

Ocala and Palm Bay are two areas that are a little saturated because many investors have been buying in those areas, but generally speaking I would say the bigger issue is finding properties that cash flow without a large down payment.  

I am not a lawyer so this is not legal advice but from the "Law School of Google."

Ideally, we'd like to do this so we can file for failure to pay rent against the tenant if it comes down to that, but we first want to make sure it's legal in our jurisdiction to do this. 

Buying as a primary allows you to put as little as 3.5% to 5% down.If you do have any issues with the business down the road you can always use a DSCR program which allows investors to buy an property without having to show income or employment.

@Deonte Hill-  thanks ...trust your instinct ....yes - massive red flag . unless you have unlimited cash to  address  unlimited issues - be wary 

Just debating to do it or not because I don't have any issues and don't want to pay $5 a month and have to constantly go check my mail at the post office. 

Shortly after I was advised by the utility company that there was an issue with my water that is indicating there is a massive leak.

Getting started is as always the hardest part - building out the logistics, legal bits (for import duties, etc), marketing (be it a website, direct b2b marketing or Amazon) and sourcing the right suppliers are all equally difficult (yet interesting) tasks.