Don,My negativity is with those who are starting out, have no assets and buy it in their personal name and then transfer it to a LLC that has a holding company LLC etc.

I set up my entities mid 2023 -a holding company in WY and an operating LLC in NJ and have only had start up expenses so far and no income.

Moreover, the only people who will contact the owner are realtors given that they are fully aware of that setup, and then will try to convince you that is impossible for you to sell your house on your own.All other listing websites with any meaningful market share are more straightforward and simply do not allow fsbo listing altogether – at least they don’t play games by using fsbo listings as a tool to magnify realtor’s extortion scheme.It is also well established in our court system that any entity controlling more than 50% of the market characterizes a monopoly.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

If it happens in year one of running a new duplex I can see that it would be impactful, but beyond year 1-2 wouldn’t it just be part of the game?

Of course if your all cash drag and holding costs wont matter in the long run.So for us they simply never pencil from ground up because of the cost and absorption time.

Owner financing could be a game-changer, but 10% interest on a 30-year might be a bit steep for potential buyers.

Of course, I'm dumbing this down but it's focused on the gist here.Now, I planned on going long term buy and hold in a student housing market with SFH around the $100-150k mark.

Real estate is a long term game.

Given the situation, I'd say it might be worth considering the long game.