Buyer would be someone who wants a semi-custom house.

I made it a point to dine at one of the restaurants, and there was only one other customer seated.

I can usually close in about a day or two from when I tell them, but I usually give them a week just to make sure.I as the borrower pay the fees, so the customer does not pay for lending money.

I do build custom homes though which takes up the majority of my time.

Things to consider when choosing a SDIRA custodian are customer service, knowledge, experience, and processing speeds, as they will be integral to ensuring that the investments you have chosen to self-direct are facilitated efficiently.

And if I could of given a 4th tip it would be this:Buy the most desirable assets possible: this will command top rent/rates, attract high quality customers, increase length of stay thus lowering turnover costs if a LTR (the #1 cash-flow killer), give you the greatest likelihood of holding longterm and/or selling whenever you want/need.

Call you SDIRA and ask them if the IRS has ever 'gone after' customers with this amount of flipping. 

The other 10% are returning customers calling in advance to reserve a particular house that is suitable for their group size. 

The customer is typically looking for safe, clean, affordable housing and are not expecting something off of HGTV That being said, you have to make sure the home matches your clientele.

Already weak before the pandemic, business investment is likely to remain low until companies get a better sense of how rapidly the economy is recovering and to what extent customers come back.