Horizontal ListView flutter WITHOUT explicit height

Posting answer for OP who edited their answer into their question

Solved the problem by creating a custom builder method like so:

Widget _buildFeaturedCards(List<Product> product) {
  final cards = <Widget>[];
  Widget FeautredCards;

  if (product.length > 0) {
    for (int i = 0; i < product.length; i++) {
      cards.add(FeaturedCard(product[i]));
      print(product.length);
    }
    FeautredCards = Container(
      padding: EdgeInsets.only(top: 16, bottom: 8),
      child: Column(
        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
        children: <Widget>[
          SingleChildScrollView(
            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
            child: Row(children: cards),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  } else {
    FeautredCards = Container();
  }
  return FeautredCards;
}

This creates the necessary scrolling widgets upfront instead of lazily like ListView.builder would.