Hi Nick, the 25% down payment is typically standard for investment properties.

For investment, 20% down is typical with some 15% down options out there but there are restrictions (not sure if this is available for STRs, just LTRs.) 

@Teri Feeney Styers the slow flip method that I think he is referring to is the one coined by Scott Jelinek which is buying a livable property using private money on a short term (typical 60 month--like a car) and immediately marking it up 2-4 times and selling it on a 30 year term using a land contract.

While I can't prove this definitively, the posting behavior strongly suggests this isn't coming from a typical satisfied customer.What's interesting is how this latest post is carefully crafted to rank well in Google searches for people who are searching for education on land investing.

So if the opening bid is 600k you need 600k in cashiers check typically I know out west here you cant bring a personal check I have beat others out when they thought they could just write a check and I presented my cashiers check. 

When you add those together that's typically your 10 year yield, currently projecting 2% inflation and two and a quarter to 2.5% GDP growth near term, Bond market has felt that FED cut 8 weeks ago too much and too early, thus risking return of inflation.

Typically my analogy is something like: if you're in a happy relationship, you're not going to go looking and see if the grass is greener on the other side... so for you what is it you're really looking for?

What kind of deal would you "typically" be able to find.

Typically speaking 20% down (80% LTV) is the bare minimum that commercial lending requires.  10% down is unheard of unless you are getting a great deal and negotiate some small seller financing in second position or getting an SBA Loan for acquisition where your business will occupy over 51% of. 

It’s a lot of work for a measly 200 dollars a month which is the typical cf on a 60-80k home that rents for 850.