If you are constantly loan shopping you will pretty much end up at square one.

These are the important pointers to keep in mind when shopping for tax planning:Tax planning is NOT part of tax preparation.

The realtor I saw in a local coffee shop new me as we had worked together previoulsy.

For furnishings, we bought Sarah Weaver's MTR shopping list.

AAPL has been trying to stop using the word hard money because it has a negative connotation and move everything over to private lending.But Ned is right, I had always viewed it the way he has as well, but as a lender I have no friends, so I guess them I am allowed to use it interchangeably.The Demise of “Hard Money” in a Private Lending World | American Association of Private Lenders (aaplonline.com)

Sellers, will decide, at their listing agreement whether they want to compensate a buyer agent or not and live with their consequence of whatever they choose.Buyers agents will now have to have that difficult discussion with their buyers about their compensation upfront and a buyer will more likely shop around for an agent and learn to negotiate what they will pay their agent if the seller is not offering or not offering enough.

I've had a property insured with American Modern for a number of years. 

Most first-time investors shop blindly and end up learning the hard way..Also make sure to present the deal clearly to the lender.

Your number does seem high to me, so I would suggest you shop around.

I’m currently shopping this deal to other potential buyers/investors.