Within 30 days you can generally get all reports back and work through all seller due diligence material items and receive a loan commitment from the lender and a rate lock.The LOI part is so that my buyers hopefully limit upfront money spent and do not jump into deal after deal spending thousands to tens of thousands with an attorney negotiating PSA's and ordering reports to not close on a property.This is even more important with 1031 exchange buyers as you do not want to set a selection only to find out a massive problem and you now just have 2 choices left as all 3 choices are locked in after the 45 day ID period.

Who is taking massive action and has tips on how to structure deals to show lenders I have a great deal.

@Marci Stein looking at the heating bill, there is more than an insulation issue going on; you probably have massive air exchnage with outside.

Our goals have massively changed recently as we have decided to jump into real estate with both feet.  

You don't need a loan calculator to see what's the better option for most households.For Boomers and Gen-Xer's, many in the Bay Area have recently inherited a property from their grandparents that was originally purchased in 1950 for next to nothing, and are shocked that the rinky-dink little home they grew up in is worth over $500k, so they are choosing to sell and take the massive windfall out of the state or to more affordable surrounding counties like Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus.

I skip trowel my ceilings, which is a massive pain, but covers up the imperfections) unless I was receiving lots of feedback that it is so terrible that the unit will not rent unless it is removed.Better places to spend my time, effort, and money in the landlording business.

It turns out that at the biggest school nearby, someone built a massive apartment complex for college students right next to campus which is popular among students for living off campus.

The cottage is a full gut job and has a massive mold issue throughout.

HI Darrell, You can certainly make offers sight unseen, however, it's a good idea as a newbie to go and see it for yourself as everyones opinion of a cosmetic rehab is different, however, if you already have buyers that purchase in that market and you know their price points for purchase, make the offer and then it can always be tweaked after inspection if necessary.Good Luck and remember to take massive action as that's how you learn! 

That number is largely due to office projects that have not yet been completed from previous years, including the massive $1.2 billion One Manhattan West office tower in New York.Keep in mind, however, that the current construction of 138 million square feet was nowhere near the 200 million square feet in the 2000-2001 year.