As for holding periods, some lenders may require you to occupy the property for a short time before converting it to a rental (typically 6-12 months), so check the fine print on that.If you’re set on making it an investment property, you may need to work with a lender who specializes in investment properties, even if it means a slightly higher rate.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

nice job in reading the posts Don  

Most likely the lender has fine print of refinancing with them after the flip where they can get 3 points in first loan & another 3 points during refinancing.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

You have an envelope, printed with addressee (stick on address label says junk mail) two color copies, paper, first class postage. 

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

I'm testing with the California addresses you put in there at the bottom.import requestsfrom geopy.geocoders import Nominatimimport jsonimport timeAPIFY_API_URL = '' # Plug in the provided API URLdef geocode_address(address): geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="redfin_scraper", timeout=10) # Increased timeout to 10 seconds try: location = geolocator.geocode(address) if location: return location.latitude, location.longitude except Exception as e: print(f"Error geocoding address {address}: {e}") return None, Nonedef search_redfin(lat, lng): search_url = f"https://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/location-autocomplete?