Check Mint to see how much you’ve spent on dining out this month and the implications those burritos might have on your bank account.There are countless apps for managing your money, some like Money Desktop offer free investment advice; some are geared towards small business owners while others are FDIC insured “piggy banks” that also track your spending habits.

Does anyone have a good contact for an appraiser who provides desktop appraisals?

Head over to google maps via your desktop machine2.

Hey @Derek Carroll So, you can subscribe (when on the desktop version) to any category you want to follow - by clicking the "Subscribe to Category" button in the right sidebar.

After a desktop appraisal, $120K looked more reasonable.

I have written estimating applications for my own use but they were for desk tops.

I do work in your market but mainly with home builders like Ryan and Foxridge Homes in Brentwood/Franklin and Murfreesboro areas.Hope the info helps.Here are some tips to streamline your cash out at 6 months:- have your original Final HUD settlement statement to document your acquisition- have all receipts and scope of work (SOW)'s to document work done for valuation purposes- get a verbal from local appraiser on opinion letter (usually 50-100 or free with relationship) as it might help your appraisal value you need to get to but if there are a lot of solid comps you will not need this- keep an updated loan file on your desktop broken down with folders for paystubs, bank statements, tax returns, W2's, lease agreements, insurance deck pages, and etc so that when you go to do the loan it will be a slam dunk.Preparation will help reduce your brain damage when getting financing but if you do the above it will make your life a lot easier in advance.

Foreclosure prices wont help the area but a true comp is about being like in kind.While in NY an agent give me a desktop appraisal on a property I was selling.

@Bill Pohl, I love rentpayment dot com's mobile optimization and broad spectrum of payment options; it seems to provide easy access for everyone, whether they do business from their mobile device or desktop.    

Most conventional lenders (non-portfolio lenders) use the guide and desktop underwriting engines (DU/DO) to prepare loans for delivery into the secondary market.