The loan is 9.9% for 20 years and even at that length, it is eating up all of the properties cashflow.Yes, I shopped around but the other 2 places I called were not able to send someone out to give me a quote at convenient times.

The area in that zip code can vary a lot though  Well, I have this policy for 6 months... after that I will do a better job of shopping around.

Hi All,Looking for some advice on how to shop for Insurance. 

However, when you shop around for a mortgage, you'll get a better idea of what your local lenders have for closing costs.4) Typically, they appear to be fairly accurate, however, I still prefer to get my information from the source. 

Can someone take a look and see if $17,500 is a fair cost in NYC or should I keep shopping around?

Just meet at a coffee shop somewhere.  

;P  LOLAs for the predictions, these topics remind me of the old guys that used to hang out at the barber shop where I used to get my hair cut, back when I still had hair to cut :)  .

Bigger Pockets is the one stop shop for real estate investing.

I’m wondering if I should shop with other lenders who seem open to the work a 203k loan process or if he is actually telling me the truth.

Definitely take the time to shop around.