It stays active for something like 30 days, so if they’re shopping around, it can be used for any other properties they’re interested in that are listed on Zillow.

Nor is it ever talked about from brokers I know that own shops.. must be a regional thing..

If you plan to pay them, be prepared to pay $100/hr from the time they leave their shop/house/site to the time they get back plus any office time they put in for the estimates assuming you're in NY because you never said where it was you were looking

I got a deal at a great price (wholesaler brought it to me specifically instead of shopping it around) and then I decided to re-wholesale it...I made a good profit and kicked the original wholesaler a couple thousand extra.

What you will learn in a smaller, less financially-demanding building can be applied to much larger buildings, hopefully, in your future.Having said that, since you are just shopping, why not shop both? 

I started off the adventure with a marathon shopping adventure Friday night at three different Lowes stores to get all the parts needed for the electric and water hookups. 

I recently shopped around the Eanes and Westwood areas and ended up moving to Round Rock because the prices were so outrageous.  

I would love some input on whether or not this loan is good or I still need to shop.

That is the best way to keep your financing costs down, which is crucial on smaller deals.There are plenty of hard money lenders out there, as far as the bigger shops.

Do you shop in my area?