How much weight is it reasonably likely to load on his back as he tries to get important things in his life done?

Now, a good broker is worth their weight in gold as they will shop for you, make all the calls for you, walk you through the process, etc. 

Good contractors are worth their weight in gold so they wont come to you.

Non-QM will come with a hefty price tag on rate and down payment requirements for the first year and then can lessen as distance from the BK grows. 

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If they gave you the scope of work, I would certainly not hold a lot of weight to it based on their above described failures.

They do look at your credit worthiness and the deal, but a lot of weight gets put on the quality of the deal.

The outer plate sits on the concrete wall but outer frame (which is 3 ft from the outside wall) is only supported by interior walls running perpendicular and even at that they are not build the way I would build them to hold weight.  

It has been awesome so far, and I assure you that Bigger Pockets is worth its weight in gold as long as you stay active.

They are "weighted" the same.