The mistakes you make will also affect deals.That’s why a good percentage of deals fall through.

These issues fall somewhere in the middle not terrible but not minor. 

Just ensure the expense falls under the safe harbor limit if you aim to deduct it fully in the current year.

Texas law provides significant protections for homestead properties against most creditors, such as credit card lenders or lawsuit judgments, such that your falling behind on payments will not cause you to lose your home.

I'm not sure where that falls in the 'grant programs' you're writing about, and I don't even know that I would qualify for one of these.

I was close to the cash buyer at the time, I had a previous deal fall through before this one so I really needed this one to go through.

I simply shook my head.Unfortunately social media has made it easy for these bad actors to get in front of their target clientele and it's normally the  clients who have no liquidity, poor credit and very low chances for success to begin with in this business and put these courses/mentorship on their credit cards who fall even further behind. 

Knowing if a deal falls through, you do get your EMD back, if that is stated in contract, YOU are still spending $700 on the other stuff. $700 times 7 times, $5000 wasted.

They can wait it out until interest rates fall again in their favor or keep doing cash flow and loan payoff until they sell at a slightly higher cap rate later on.

This fall is the best time of year to buy a house in *my opinion* because you have less competition and often more leverage than during the heat of summer.