However both have been becoming difficult to make the numbers work without major price reductions.

Homes are starting to sit on market longer and there are also price reductions in my area.

I've got a ton of resources on my blog there as well as The Red Pill Investor Podcast.... you can certainly check out any of the 394 episodes we have about the topic of sales skills as it relates to the topic of wholesaling.... 

I ended up with another buyer who we settled on a reduction of about 15%.

There is no magic pill.

I'll support a reduction of the cost

The way I did it - the secret- was massive principal reduction payments against one mortgage at a time. 

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The SFR won't lose any value, so it's definitely a way to create real value if you are willing to house hack for a few years.The other thing that is in there is a parking minimum reduction to 1 or 0, which is really powerful for narrow lots.

I "thought" I could get 4-600 a night on air BnB for the 6 months that is allowed to be occupied on land zoned recreational, but I'm not seeing anything up there that supports those prices.There are about 25 yards of dirt between the highway and the lake so berms for sound reduction and possibly if the county would let you, a better turn out/merge lane to get onto the highway.