I got voodoo'd by this on the very last house I bought, where I am *certain* the bank would have come down another $2k but the selling agent magically produced another offer that was going to come up $1k from the bank's offer in order to "entice" me to take the bank's "final" offer.

Go straight to the owner's house and knock on the door.

We have a few bougie buyers right now that have a 2 bath minimum for a house hack in LP and Lakeview.

Hello, my wife and I are looking to buy a house with creative financing.

Doing SFR on new constructions could work if you do house hacking.

I do not anticipate a complete gut job and rewire, but there is some potential existing above only one unit.

However when I think logically about depreciating damages I use this as an example:If I built a house and rented it for 28 years without making any improvements, the tenant could burn the house to the ground and not get charged one penny because the entire house was fully depreciated down to $0.

The seller, who is my contractor is very motivated and wants to sell his house.

Also there are not really a lot of foreclosures anymore - pretty much every property has so much positive equity that selling is always a better option than forclosure (= you owe more than the house is worth).

They often have insider knowledge about upcoming projects and market trends.Attend Community Meetings and Workshops: Many cities host community meetings, workshops, or open houses specifically for discussing future development plans.