Our biggest problem with short sales is that they take forever.

Depending on the builder and their incentives offered, your rate addition or upfront cost may be subsidized to make it more attractive for you as the buyer to purchase and sign up with an extended rate lock program.

Seriously, unless you're buying a large, working farm, the biggest, fanciest house in the county wouldn't sell for more than $250,000.

Was your biggest factor when searching for the property location?

I think the biggest thing is find a lender then find the properties that way when you find that next deal you are not spinning your wheels to find financing.

My biggest concern is that by the time I have 20% down for an $800k multi-family, it will be a $1.2M multi-family.

What are your biggest frustrations when it comes to the real estate investing process?

What are your biggest frustrations when it comes to the real estate investing process?

Same goes for MLS deals that require quick action with no time to visit property...what is the biggest factor you look for or do you have buyers already you already know who will want the property based on neighborhood, price, sq ft, etc

As you've learned, they have zero incentive to do work after closing.