She is moving from Las Vegas, so we never met her, but we spoke with her on the phone and she was pleasant and had a fully remote job with two children.Needless to say, since we are new landlords and have been looking for a tenant for so long, we got a little excited and signed the lease that starts November 1st with her on October 28th, before getting a security deposit and first month's rent.

End buyer here in Little Rock.

But my favorite says that tenants can break their lease any time if they choose to buy a home for themselves, and agree to have me represent them in the purchase as their buyer's agent.

I think it's one of the best ways for new buyers to get into the market!

This happens because the buyer that is the flipper might not have time to look through the MLS and the wholesaler does, or that the buyer does not have the ability to negotiate what that wholesaler can do to get that solid price.

Quote from @Dami Lolah: Hi Everyone, I'm a first-time buyer looking to house hack a 2-4 unit fixer-upper on the North/NW side of Chicago.

Our market has been pretty slow for the past 3 years but has picked up recently as interest rates have come down and buyers seem to be coming off the sidelines. 

There are still landlord buyers paying 75-80% ARV though.

Buyers are reassessing quality, materials, and long-term durability.

"Close to 85,000 U.S. sellers took their homes off the market in September, up 28% from September 2024 and the highest level for that month in eight years," and the Senior Economist was quoted in saying,  “When tens of thousands of homeowners pull their homes off the market rather than accept a low offer, it effectively reduces the supply of homes that are actually available for buyers.