https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in June:-Single-family home sales increased for the thirteenth consecutive month, up 13.6 percent year-over-year with 10,638 units sold;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes fell from 57 to 29;-Total property sales rose 16.9 percent with 13,090 units sold – the highest volume in history;-Total dollar volume increased 43.8 percent to $4.8 billion – a historic high;-The single-family average price reached a new record high, increasing 23.7 percent to $395,316; -The single-family median price rose 20.0 percent to $314,500 – also a record high; -Single-family homes months of inventory registered a 1.5-months supply, down from 3.0 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.5 months;-On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 25.9 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace.

Limb will grow back next year.I would suggest, first start by asking owner of property with overgrown tree to trim by a certain date.

Sit down with the guy and draw up a new contract that is extremely specific and has everything itemized, including an exact finish date.

The only fee I pay is to speed up ACH, $3 per month.

Is there any way to speed up the refinance process?

They picked a bid ending date of 7/5, a national holiday, which was preceded by an intense weeklong heatwave.

@Michael Cote I believe this will work in most cases though it could vary from state to state...and needs to be done in a timely manner, based on the dates in your offer.

The closing dates for both properties is August 6th.My CPA has informed that this exchange will not really defer the taxes. 

There are benefits in ease and speed of which they can close, but in exchange for the lender taking on more risk you are always going to pay a lot more in points and interest than you would on a commercial loan with a local bank. 

Average the w-2's for 2019, 2020 and year to date that's the income