@Chip Chronister I have thought about using a VA before, any advice on a website that is reliable for VA?

You’ll struggle to succeed without one (unless you have something else to offset it, like a chipping green).

Which is a factor where, let's say a bag of chips cost $1.00 for 10oz of chips.

Do you recommend asking for seller assist with the initial offer, or is this a negotiating chip that should be held onto and used if a reasonable sale price cannot be agreed to?

I am a HUGE passive income guy so I invest heavily in Blue chips paying nice dividends, as well as REITS, MLPS, and undervalued mature companies that will throw off a nice dividend.My goal is to preserve my capital and live off of my dividend income as well as my Real Estate income.

Also, being RRP Certified I can tell you that no, the paint chips aren't the main cause of lead poisoning in kids, it's the lead dust.

I even had a GAP funder ready to jump in if we needed "Chip Brown " A great guy.I even lined up my "C" buyer but the broker i had working the deal who assured me he could get the deal funded told me he was going on vacation and would pass the deal to another broker who could "possibly" get it done by mid January.The seller would not go for the length of the extension and I did not like the whole last minute pass off to a new guy so i pulled the plug On it and will regroup and save up and attack it again early Feb 2017.A learning experience to say the leastLesson I took away.

And I carry no chip on my shoulder.

Rahm will put all possible chips on the table to make it happen.

I used an FHA loan and my realtor chipped in some money towards my closing costs.