I've learned I need to be in the middle, to get ahead of some issues before finding out about them in the end.

Real estate is a great investment tool to get ahead and set yourself up for a great retirement.

I've read through everything on this thread and just want to offer my genuine advice having been working through our project for almost a year and a half and being a few steps ahead of you, please don't take any of this as negative, my intent is to be helpful.

I do recall that plenty of neighbors had a lot of interest in purchasing for themselves, but did not, and a lot of them telling me I was "crazy" for over-paying by at least "$200,000", but I was young, I knew I had years ahead of me - or at least I felt that way - and I just saw it as an opportunity I'd regret if I didn't seize it!

Houston Real Estate Highlights in October:-Single-family home sales fell for the second time in 2021, down 5.2 percent with 8,703 units sold versus 9,183 in October 2020;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes rolled back from 48 to 32;-Total property sales fell 3.1 percent with 10,756 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 9.9 percent to $3.8 billion;-The single-family average price increased 13.1 percent to $377,631; -The single-family median price rose 14.7 percent to $305,000; -Single-family homes months of inventory registered a 1.8-months supply, down from 2.3 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.4 months;-On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 12.9 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace and 21.6 percent ahead of 2019.

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So i would like to have all my resources ahead of time before anything.

I have looked around and it seems that Specialized PM is leaps ahead of others.

If you buy a new primary requiring a loan, then the loan application must reflect that and indeed you must occupy the property as your primary residence. if that is indeed what you state, then under "Purpose of loan" click "Purchase" and under "Property will be" click "Primary Residence".

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