My parents live up there, and I'd lean on them to be my eyes/ears.

Of course, for 3, you want to have your financing lined up, but you don't complete the contingency until you are under contract and headed toward closing. 1, 2, and 4 all happen after you lock the property up.6 is the one you should focus on beforehand, especially if from out-of-state.

I was unable to lock up any deals because I didn't know how to do that!!!!

We keep the main house separate by locking the door between the bedroom and our living area, so guests only have access to their room.

For example, making a larger down payment can help you lock in lower interest rates.

I purchased a property before that had way below market rents that were locked in for a year and after a year I raised those without doing any work and was able to get them to market rent.

They also don't use automated locks and manually change the guest code every few weeks7)They have terrible response times when I reach out to them.There's a lot more... these are just a few things that are top of mind.

(Indeed, I recommended to many homeowners who were locked in with 3% mortgages after rates skyrocketed but needed to move to instead of selling and buying where they're going, to rent their current house and either buy if they could where they're going, or rent.)

Now I have equity locked in and couldn’t qualify for a heloc due to credit as well.

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