Looking for all ideas.  

Thanks in advance, I've learnt a lot from your posts as well as the Bigger Pockets podcast and look forward to learning more.  

There are best practices on certain items that provides a guidelines.Commissions are always negotiable like any other services, you can shop around for the best value for money.All depends on the risks that you are willing to take.

Best of luck! 

If not, don't.Buying it down to 6% looks like you're getting a roughly 20% return on the cost of the points.

Best of luck!

I'd definitely connect.Otherwise, your best bet might be a local or regional bank

I am looking forward to meeting people from different aspects of the Real Estate Investing world.

If you're new to real estate investing and looking to get the best value, I'd suggest considering **house hacking** using an **FHA loan**—it can be a great option for first-time buyers.

You want to talk to friends and family on this, I don't know anyone who would see this on the Internet and be like, yeah, this sounds like exactly what I am looking to do with my money.