By the time it was all over, the court fees, attorney fees ate up the entire EMD and then some --- this seller never intended to sell the house. 

Will interest rates go up or down when Freddie/Fanny are 100% privatized?   

As another poster mentioned rates are lower than they've been in the previous 18+ months but unless some very surprising economic data comes out between now and when you did your refi it seems unlikely that rates are going up in the short term and there is at least a decent chance that rates drop a little more before then. 

This $100,000 would be taxed at the applicable capital gains tax rate (0%–20% federally, depending on income) and subject to depreciation recapture at a maximum rate of 25%.

You could negotiate terms such as a lower interest rate or interest-only payments for a set period to ease your upfront burden.Lease-Option Agreement: If the landlord isn’t ready to sell outright, consider proposing a lease-option where you continue renting for a set period with an agreed purchase price.

Census Bureau, over 61% of Americans have mortgages, with 60% of them locked into fixed 30-year rates below 4%.

This sudden jump in rates has not fully caught up with market cap rates yet since especially in the commercial and multifamily property markets, transactions typically take 6 months to transact, creating a lag effect between interest rates and market cap rates since interest rates adjust daily.

Rates will range from Prime (currently at 7.5%) to Prime + 4% (11.5%).

We built two homes side by side on infill lots with a lot value of $20k each and hard construction costs of $196k (builder’s fee not included).

Im self employed, roughly make $130k gross anually, 1099 NEC , no debt at all, 740 credit score.  Want to get a loan for $250k in AZ