Much higher response rate, but more time consuming.

They also may be able to offer higher liability limits. 

I don't want to seem threatening, but I want them to understand my offer isn't going to get higher. 

You may also see a discount fee which means you are buying down your mortgage interest rate in exchange for higher upfront cost.

Other strategies are higher risk, higher time consumption, and higher reward.I would definitely NOT recommend starting with flipping, wholesaling or lending. 

The increase in vacancies can be attributed to the addition of new properties to the market and higher than usual vacancy rates in older properties.https://www.socalrha.org/news/2024-vacancy-and-rental-rate-s...Note LL, location, and property all have an impact on actual vacancy.  

I always tell my clients to put a reminder on their phone to go off monthly to ensure they pay off all debts like this that can cause them to have higher credit scores. 

There are options out there but it definitely won't be as sweet as deals with higher loan amount that are purchases (bridge is more limiting than purchases).

In fact, the median sales price of a single-family home in the Austin metro is ~44% higher than it was at the start of 2020.

So if the agent wants a higher commission, the price needs to be reflected.