It could work if you are in a rapidly rising market, however, and can push your seasoning out to a year or more. 

Again I'm committed to buy-and-hold strategy, and the area should see strong appreciation over long-term given 1) Great schools 2) Rapid commercial development 3) Extension/expasion of highway 380 and DNT 4) Big companies moving HQ's more and more north (e.g.

.* Sloth - Weighted down with endless home projects?

@Joe SplitrockI have been going through this for last few years as the market was climbing at a rapid rate.Constantly coming across properties that thought were overpriced "they will never get that price!

For the C- properties I manage, I don't put much weight into credit scores, I care more about content.

Smash weights or smash some balls.

The windows that do open are obviously not connected to the weights anymore.Let me know if you need more info and I appreciate any comments.Chad

I give very little weight to major media.

Solving issues for the seller carries a lot more weight than it would seem at face value.

Just combine the two together, play with the “weighted average rate” until you come up with the correct monthly payment.