They say investors are scooping up homes that should’ve gone to families, then relisting them at a premium after cosmetic rehabs.On the other side, many insist MLS flipping is just smart business, the investor takes on the risk, puts in capital for repairs, improves the home’s condition, boosts neighborhood values, and provides a move-in-ready product that buyers want.Some call it market manipulation.

Keep in mind - the listing doesn't need to be the final product! 

Other investors with better contactors will put a better product on market.

- Going to guess that the payment difference wasn't enough to spur interest.Also going to guess a decent amount of people will use the 50-year mortgage and justify it by looking at what they may gain via appreciation versus renting and getting nothing.More investors may be more attracted to this product than average owner-occupants. - It will improve cashflow, similar to an interest-only (for first 3-5 years) mortgage. 

If you’ve been on this forum lately, you’ve seen about 47 posts starting with:“I’m building an AI tool to analyze deals…”This is not one of those.I used to be VP of Digital Product at a large retailer and got my real estate license a few years ago for fun and investment opportunities.  

There are markets where developers built product relying on the mentality "build and they will come" with no coherent thesis behind why and those are markets where there will truly be long term pain. 

Also real estate investor agents and REO agents have different views on things as well.is there a place to understand the experience and type of product they sell?

Then we check in on the guests after they have arrived to make sure everything is good with the house.We always get a 5 star review. 

This can slightly affect the LTV or interest rate because your loan is based on the income of property therefore we need to make sure that your property is debt servicing at our minimum required ratios.We are introducing new products in September.

As far as cash flow or future upside, so you're investor profile will look different for each deal. start with a deal, find the appropriate debt product, then you structure what partners are looking for.