Zillow has decided to expand its business from a website that aggregates real estate values and related information (perhaps you have used Zillow to check the price of a property that you owned or were interested in) to actually buying houses with then intent of selling them within 90 days after it acquires them. Answer these two questions:

1. What are the various funding methods for financing this new venture and what are the pros and cons of each?

2. Do you consider this a risky venture or simply a natural progression of their business model?