What I mean is, if you are thinking $50,000 down, plus closing cost, plus fix up cost, plus time on market to get rented as your foot in the door cost to get up and going- you might want to add an extra line item for additional time and additional costs associated with this type of scenario.

Bank REOs often have extra paperwork and offers are made with an agent.

So I have been researching making an extra principal payment every year and how it will cut down your mortgage to between 21-23 years.

Sure, if OP wants to spend an extra $500-$1,000 on an appraisal that can't actually be used by her bank just to have as a reference point, she can certainly do so.

The ability to speak the hard truth with empathyIt doesn't matter how good a mentor is: if they don't mesh with you personally, it will be a disaster.

This home had a HUGE delay that cost us thousands of dollars.The group that put in the underground plumbing dug the plumbing too low, and by the time we caught the mistake, the slab had already been poured and the sep...

Is the garage big enough to have a full queen bed in there with some furniture for an extra sleeping area.I would also add the PS5 or maybe a Switch or Wii?

Just ask for a raise at work or sell a product to make some extra cash flow.   

Got us where we needed to be for a refi with no extra money in from Regions.

So, I feel as though I am speaking from experience, that paying a little extra and going with a stellar sales team was more than worth it than trying to sell it ourselves out of area.