Desktop appraisal. $1.3M  Purchase price $980K (making you want to question one of those numbers doesn't it?

The lender will perform a desktop appraisal but they will typically have a short view on the value of the property to protect the company’s investment which means you will be coming out of pocket more.

@Tristan Colborg, post editing isn't allowed on the desktop site either.

The trick to doing this affectively turned out to be my figuring out how to export my Redfin favorites into spreadsheet format (hint: use their desktop version of their website to export).

Has anyone else experienced the edit button working on their iPhone while using the desktop site on their BP PRO calculator?

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Calls/texts come in on the phone and I get desktop and email notifications too.

Bottom line: Excel is probably fine either way.Once you grow enough to the point of needing a real accounting system, QuickBooks is the king, but I highly recommend the subscription-based cloud version QuickBooks Online over the desktop version QuickBooks Pro. 

Hey @Mitchell Johnson, I'm pretty conversant in Quickbooks (both the desktop and now recently the online versions).Even better, I've got an awesome accountant in Kennesaw who is an expert in this stuff!

QuickBooks with desktop software so that you maintain control of data.