Almost all charge you 5, 6 and even 10 (yes, 10) percent of the property's purchased price and a few charge you a flat rate.

It takes some people a lifetime of savings to get to a million dollar stock portfolio or 100k in the bank.

MB, like many monolithic towns that derive a disproportionate percent of their income from vacations, can tend to have residents who are a bit like the tail of the whip -- subject to the movement of the industry, but reacting economically in more extreme ways.

(I believe you can ask for up to 6% of the purchase price, might be a different percent)This money then comes directly out of the cash to close so if originally your cash to close was 35k and you get a 10k seller assist you now only need to 25k to close.Hope this helps!

Investors getting in the trenches and looking for DEALS will find them regardless of the risk.I think I'll never see interest rates this low again in my lifetime.

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in September:-Single-family home sales increased for a fourth consecutive month, rocketing 29.1 percent year-over-year with 9,101 units sold;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes lowered from 56 to 51 days;-Total property sales shot up 31.9 percent with 11,137 units sold;-Total dollar volume soared 43.6 percent to $3.4 billion;-The single-family home median price rose 8.3 percent to $265,000 – the highest median price for a September;-The single-family home average price increased 10.1 percent to $329,801 – the highest average price for a September;-Single-family homes months of inventory registered a 2.5-months supply, down from 3.9 months last -September and below the national inventory level of 3.0 months.

Can't HELOC (do not own). hard money requiring 20 percent down which I do not have (about 50k left).

What percent ot their properties appraise for less than the asking price?

The efficient ones seem to wear out quicker, and that adds labor to their lifetime cost--especially if up really high.(6)  If this pattern was not showing up during financial due diligence, but is now, maybe something is sticking on 24/7 that should be shutting off.(7)  Maybe your due diligence electrical bills were based on non-meter read estimates, and they finally did a manual read and adjusted the bills accordingly.Good Luck!

According to the NAR, the median listing price grew at 12.9 percent over last year, marking the 21st week of accelerating prices and a new high-mark for price growth in NAR’s weekly data (which goes back to 2017).