It seemed like a good opportunity at first, but it appears the word is out and it appears more large companies are involved now. 

I am not in the single family home market over here in Phoenix but it appears to me to be lukewarm.There does seem to be a lot of building activity in the middle of the city. 

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Seems like a good opportunity and appears to cash flow on paper.

By some of the research that I have done it appears that I may need to have a agent license to do this.

I see a few new property being developed but the schools/crime/etc appear to be poor.

This is a questions that appears all the time.

Anyone can have a podcast and make themselves appear legitimate.

You can get a conventional loan for as little as 3% down, and FHA loans appear to be 3.5% down, but rarely is it mentioned on BP that there is an upfront premium, or fee, of 1.75% of the loan amount. 

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