As a licensed mortgage broker I'm further compliantly (and confidently) able to provide mortgage insight and direct the customer to the most suitable lending partner or program.  

I have contacted many Chinese suppliers and the best quote I was able to find is at $17’000 not including shipping.

Told to have contractors sign the customers contract .

That ship has sailed now but you should keep the 2-1 buy down in mind as a possible tool for future purchases.

Zillow will also offer climate history of a property alongside custom tailored insurance policies and carriers. 

@Shea Spinelli If you PM me, I can send you a sample XL spreadsheet that you can customize that we use to apportion the expenses among the Tenants ..

If the tool has merit, then build it for yourself, and it will pay for itself on that basis alone.If it will not pay for itself (& time counts as a cost) when the only customer is yourself, it's probably been done a thousand times, and/or isn't as useful as you think. 

I know that I can go in, in either platform, and refund for days as needed without involving the "customer service" people.

You should have an inner circle of people you trust like your Banker, Agent and rely on the inspector to do their job.I have closed on many homes for customers that they did not visit first for example they are living in California buying in Indiana, Ohio, Florida or New York buying in Vegas. 

Our title companies customer service departments are second to none all of this was free for me..