Do search for this, too, and you'll find some other advice.Its very important to be conservative on this number, not optimistic.

I can't overstate how important that is. 3.

If the borrower has not invested the down payment themselves then the risk for the lender is the same as a 100% financing, which is nonexistent these days.For the buyers agent...if you are a "newbie" buyer it is important to have a good buyers agent working for you.

It's very important to get a property priced right from the start.

This is a VERY IMPORTANT issue and deserves to be thoroughly explored.Mike

There are a few hours remaining in June, but I thought we'd get a head start and post the July Goals Thread . . .For those of you who have been participating in the goals threads, I hope that you've found the act of sharing your goals to be useful in attaining them.As always, I'll reiterate how important goal-setting can be in achieving success in real estate and real estate investing.So . . . without further adieu, lets kick things off and start sharing our goals for the month of July!

It has what I feel are the important elements of a finance degree minus the emphasis on securities which frankly I know enough about.

The most important is an inspection period.

It very important to take it one step at a time.

Most importantly the MLS listing will be seen by the buyers agents in the area.