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Find Lending or Find Deal?
Question:
Is it best to get a pre approval letter from a lender (hard/private/bank/etc.) before finding your rehab deal(s) or after?
I am one notch above a newbie in Houston, Texas. I know I have heard on the podcasts the statement "find the deal and the money will come" but now I have reviewed around 100 homes and I want to start placing some offers on them. Is now a good time to start finding lenders or should I wait until I place some offers?
Looking for some guidance!
Thanks,
Mike
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Better find lender now , before the good deals come to you.