@Marquis Williams Many lenders now do what they call a "soft pull" on your credit report, which doesn't trigger an inquiry, for the pre-approval process, and a "hard pull" when you're actually going through the motions of getting fully approved. 

I doubt they will accept the offer, but just going through the motions helps me learn. 

you are absolutely right and sorry if i came off offensive... i am a consumer and have had the same exact experiences. agents who put you on set it and forget it through their portals which will narrow down properties based on area and other general details and never contact you again unless you call them and there are agents who will go look at properties for you because you are stuck at work gather all information and give you advice to continue to examine or list 25 negatives to talk you off your emotional impulse buy. it took a few agents before i found one who doesnt mind to work for their commission and i will use him on every deal within his license jurisdiction.you cant expect a consumer to be happy to work with someone who just goes through the motions because they've been in the RE space for 20 years.. much rather give a recent college grad with some motivation the business.you sound successful and i am willing to bet its not because you set it and forget with you clients and you actually work. god bless

He was immediately fascinated and expressed that wished he brought his metal detector. 

Our smoke detectors are wired to house power, but I do a battery swap on the CO2 monitors every spring.Other than that, we had the A/C unit die while guests were there.

I just have some cash I want to put in motion somewhere in real estate and wondering if my nephew buying a home soon would be an opportunity to jump in in some way.

If all goes well the first Southern Maine eviction dockets will be May 6th in Lewiston, May 7th in Portland and May 8th in Biddeford.Litigants with an "urgent and compelling reasons" for a hearing before May 1st can make and serve a motion.

Criminal cases and child custody will remain open and two judges will be on the bench every day to hear emergency motions only.

The only thing I had to do in Coppell when I pulled a permit at my home purchase in 1993 was to install a few more smoke detectors. 

I second the motion on the BP calculators.