@KarlB- That's also another way of looking at it...good food for thought.

Catch all the red flags prior to submission cause once you submit a file that has uncaught red flags, that's when your process slows and lender's get nit-picky.From a lender, I want you to work fast, if I am hustling on my end to make it easy for their processor and underwriter then I expect fast work with an open line of communication and I want my rep at the lender to be able to fight for me or my clients should an obstacle arise - which they usually do.

They also do not work in a timely fashion so if it’s a rental that could be a problemJust food for thoughtFor us what we make sure we do is service and maintain our equipment like hvac and appliances which often leads to longer life spans

Great guest and food for thought. 

My hammer is for cracking open nuts, not remodeling.Just food for thought....

Recently its down to 4.82%, so if we keep in mind our margin or the fixed portion the lenders add on top of the index to come up with your daily rate calculation is going to be as follows:4.82% + 3.75% (example margin for AIO) = 8.57% so we'll round it up to the nearest .125% which should be 8.50% interest only.Given that prime is 8.50% already and there is a margin on top of Prime for most HELOC's out there from .25-3.00% your traditional HELOC would be much higher rate than your comparable AIO loan comparatively.So just some food for thought.

Some specific examples include careless installation of vinyl flooring in our kitchen, resulting in irreparable damage; leaving an exposed nail in remodeled kitchen cabinetry that scratched our new range; installation of bathroom sinks with improper plumbing connections; and multiple instances of failure to remove cigarette butts, food trash, and construction waste from our property.

Download a spending tracker.When I wanted to lose weight I downloaded a food tracker.

Perhaps this will provide some food for thought when discussing your next asset protection strategy with your real estate attorney.

The reason being is they can quote you a low rate (too good to be true usually) and then half way through the process or even worst at closing the rate is subject to what it is that day and then they excuse themselves because the borrower never asked for a rate lock or were never aware of what a rate lock is.If you have any more questions I am happy to help.