Go talk to a lender (or a few, until you find one that you feel comfortable with and who gives you a good loan package), figure out how much loan you qualify for, get a pre-approval letter, and THEN hit the pavement!

She has told me a couple times already that she is motivated and would like to sell them all together as one package.

-the second way to a woman's heart is a welcome gift package (about $10 in dollar tree supplies: toilet paper roll, cleaning paper roll, toilet plunger, toilet brush, dish dispenser, soap dispenser, shower liner) + 1 box/pack of water bottles-the third way to a woman's heart is a nice home/unit smell (apple + cinnamon/santal wood/ebony....)short version:-you need to find your niche!

Talk to some furniture rental companies and get their quotes for a few packages.

Many times in packages.

The current process is a bit of a pain with little reward until the end, I kind of think that it would be nice to recognize leaping some of the many hurdles we are currently required to set out.This is a really rough draft, but as a bunch of people who have previously gotten mortgages I wanted the community's feedback on this set of proposed Achievements to Unlock while in the process of buying a property.Imagine animated giant green check-boxes or thumbs up appearing as you complete each one:Preapproval Process StartedAsset Package SubmittedIncome Package SubmittedCredit Package SubmittedInvestment Property Package SubmittedE-consent to e-Disclosures SubmittedLO PreapprovalUnderwriter PreapprovalContract RatifiedE-Disclosures SignedAsset/Income/Credit Package UpdatedEarnest Money Deposit DocumentedAppraisal OrderedHomeowner's Insurance SubmittedLoan Conditionally ApprovedApproval Conditions SubmittedSatisfactory Appraisal Rec'dFinal Loan Estimate SignedClosing Disclosure SignedCleared to CloseDocs in TitleCash-to-Close Sent to TitleFunding Conditions SubmittedLoan FundedAmerican Dream UnlockedI know that they aren't in the order that might be preferred by the consumer ("why can't I just do those first 10 all in a single setting?")

I have found three different instances where more than one building is for sale as a package deal.

I think the cheapest package is $85/mo.

Chapter Two: Finding the LocationWhile Laurie was most worried about planning the renovation and staying on budget (see ch. 3), Mike knew that tracking down the actual property would be the hardest and most important element of the whole project.

But no hard % that it has to hit, I am looking for a good package deal...