Doing some work to find great deals and not just picking stuff off the MLS can essentially "earn" your down payment.

They have meetings every month, and in real estate it's essential to network and expand your knowledge base.

One of the methods I showed them was doing 360 virtual walkthroughs that we record to their websites.Then we also do what are virtual open houses that are essentially webinar walkthroughs to groups of qualified buyers.Finally, I've encouraged all of them to shoot a video detailing how they are sanitizing everything each time they show a house.

Tenants moving out soon and going to list at $1300(plus pet rent) essentially as is which already has interest from people that viewed Unit A.

, FLOAT the interest rate, get all paperwork in, appraisal ordered, bla bla bla.... and just sit there like a sniper.So that as soon as the mortgage industry capacity issues are solved, boom, you're ready to fire that bullet and lock your rate.

I'm scheduled to sign paperwork on Monday to purchase the duplex.

There's more paperwork and you don't automatically drop PMI once you hit 80% LTV.I don't see any advantage of using a private lender unless you have some unique circumstances.What price range are you considering?

due diligence on ARV and comps and have the paperwork ready for when we meet to make an offer and  get it under contract?

A decent Agent (and I'm not even talking about a rockstar here) would have talked over with you about how important it is to not only get the inspections done if you want to BUT ALSO how to present the impact of those inspections on the contract, which is essentially what everyone else is saying.That said, I find a lot of the times with that many offers in my area, initially Sellers will take the highest price nearly every time. 

So i would say if your shopping in the affordability index and you have a job in medical, utilities, gov, education or other essential service rates are low and its time to buy.