LOWER RISKWhen you look at the stock market, it’s a very up and down proposition with a lot of volatility.

Like Mitch stated above, seller lease back is very risky business and I would not recommend it.

Flips are risky and stressful.  

@Santiago Cazorla IMO too much leverage during this Covid time is really risky.

Tax sales are as-is and overall risky for a number of reasons, I think seasoned investors take these NUMEROUS risks into consideration with their bid.

Managing this via phone and facetime sounds like a loosing proposition. 

I was debating doing a short term house hack/flip but with all the uncertainty and Covid I couldn’t move fast enough and determined it was too risky.

We write offers that earnest money will be non-refundable after the inspection period - you are less likely to back out after the inspection is acceptable so it's a bit safer while still a little risky. 

As long as your numbers are correct, the HML will have a minimal risk funding the purchase because they'll have a lien on the property.The bigger risk is in executing a proper renovation.

Makes a great Value add proposition.3.