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agree with the other comment, different markets are doing different things. also, "be greedy when others are fearful." what people might be afraid of is, lots of commercial ARMs coming up on their rate adjustments, & the new rates (compared to 5y ago when they first purchased) will kill their cashflow, so they'll sell, and if everyone is doing this at once, supply might outweigh demand, everyone has to sell for less than they planned, and everyone who hangs on to their similar properties gets to recalculate their estimated mkt value with the new going cap rates. i don't personally think this is going to cause as insane of a shift as some people do, but it's all speculative, we won't know til it happens. if you can find a deal that pencils with 30y fixed debt, do it. 

will you go in person to inspect, build your team, close?

Primary much easier offers a higher LTV/CLTV on renovation or 203K.Investment - those can be tough but easier to do the renovation after you own it and either have equity to pull out to renovate or use equity from another home through a cash out refinance.If the renovation costs will be $50K or under you can take out a personal loan after you buy the home and do it yourself.

I'm getting good at sniffing them out thanks to these common red flags: they often have a foreign accent, they can't meet in person, they are looking for a quick cash sale so they're okay with me listing it below comps, don't want a "For Sale" sign placed at the property, etc. 

Assuming what you've posted is true, this person is seriously mentally unstable.

Building a relationship with a real person will help you when you want to make the 2nd, 5th, or 20th deal.

@Bud Gaffney ok cool, I was always a Zillow person, time to try different websites.

Sounds like she was putting up with your noise and door slamming without complaint even though it caused damage to their personal property, until you accidentally picked a very stressful time to complain about a radio at a decent hour — which should not have been a complaint unless it was louder than noise ordinances, quiet hours, or there’s a weird lease term about playing music.

Not a clear picture of the person.3.