I noticed there have been some significant decreases in asking price up and down Western NC. 

Hope that helps explain the policy a bit more :) I need to stress again that I was not in the right frame of mind when I made this post.

Then if the appraisal comes in even 5% under your ARV projection, suddenly you're leaving way more capital in the deal than planned.The way I've been stress-testing deals is running multiple scenarios before making an offer.

Index funds are much stressful - I'm buying a lot of these myself. 

Do not over leverage.In addition, higher returns do not justify additional stress.  

Charlotte is competitive, and deals that look fine at a high level often break once you stress-test rents, expenses, and capex under conservative assumptions.Before jumping into partnerships, it’s usually worth being very clear on your buy box, target leverage, and tolerance for execution risk within the exchange timeline.

If no buyers want it, the issue usually isn’t the contract, it’s that the deal wasn’t vetted well enough on the front end.I work closely with wholesalers on the lead generation and qualification side, and what I’ve seen is that when deals come from properly motivated sellers and are underwritten correctly, disposition becomes much easier and less stressful.

I have a high income but I can't take the stress.

How are you stress-testing your deals given interest rate changes and possible price softening?

Because of that, I have seen investors spend more time underwriting multiple take-out paths and prioritizing flexibility over headline pricing.It would be interesting to hear how others are stress-testing exits when the asset is operationally improved but the lender’s criteria has not fully caught up yet.