Interest rates and the credit market impact the real estate market for sure. 

There will be larger gaps between the wealthy vs poor, and the wealthy ones will be able to buy nice homes. at that point, we will not be able to rent our mid tier or lower end house, and no one will be buying it.

Assuming there has not been a recent renovation then I would assume it will be drafty and poorly insulated.

They can't assume that they will be getting a credit at closing.

Get the exact figure from your lender.5.5% is rare unless you have an 850 credit score, perfect DTI, and abundant income.

Many cities even require a credit check or a back ground check.

Our credit is pretty strong, we only have about 7k cash on hand, and we screwed ourselves into a good bit of debt.

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Then I guess he will have to decide if he’d like to keep his credit score or have a judgment against him.

They agreed to try to find something to buy but my father doesnt have an amazing credit score like me or my brother, plus he is unemployed so he wont get a mortgage.I told my brother that he has to be the one getting the mortgage because I have plan of starting my real estate investing career in January (buying a duplex) so I cant have a mortagage like that on my name because my debt to income ratio will be high.