Almost none of them ever pull the trigger.  

Mortgage lending is highly competitive, and there are many newbie loan officers that will bend over backwards to get you to pull a credit report and pay for an appraisal.

is if sleeping in that room is an option (it is, via a pull-out sofa), then it counts as a bedroom.

Aside from the standard BR/BA count and square footage, I always focus heavily on the listing pictures for any comps I pull in my area - finding a comp that's as close to your property's condition and finishes will give you the best apples-to-apples comparison possible.I also wanted to second @Tim Swierczek's input: nobody in Minnesota likes moving in the middle of winter.  

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to connect to discuss further. 

Most people make the mistake on putting to much moey down or use "All cash" and then need to pull it out later at a higher rate.

How do you make sure you have enough funds to pull the trigger on a deal?

Quote from @Bao Vu: Quote from @Kevin Gonzalez: Quickbooks most likely isn't pulling in the purchase price of the property.

I'd always talk with the agent, but maybe you can pull out all stops on marketing efforts here. 

Then in a few years you can find a 3rd tenant for the master, pull out equity, buy a new house, rinse and repeat.