The pre-flips were as I expected, total horror shows (ceilings falling in and feces on the floor, pit bulls loose in the back, etc.).

My name is Preston, my fiancée (Jade) and I will be moving up to Chicago next summer/fall from the Kansas City area.

What if you fix it up and have a falling out?  

I'd also have the cash to put 45% down and turn cash flow positive in a year, if interest rates don't fall.

The other important point is the longer you delay selling, the less you will realize as prices continue to fall. 

That is the greatest months inventory level since July of 2020;-Townhome/condominium sales experienced their sixth straight monthly decline, falling 36.2 percent, with the average price down 1.3 percent to $253,551 and the median price up 3.8 percent to $218,000.

Any other pit falls to avoid? 

But I would also make sure you are comfortable with the property as an LTR as if something happens you want a fall back plan.

It is possible for it to fall under conventional.

There's ton of thoughts/info out there and generally mailers seem to fall into 3 categories for this.  1) General Letters 2) Postcards 3) Blind offer letters.Just trying to see if anyone has ever gone with the "blind" offer route using postcards instead of an enveloped letter format.