There are products that allow it though. 

The owners of the unit next to me were also slow to action, and ServPro coincidentally came out to their unit yesterday as well. 

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The new build process is slow due to covid restrictions and trades being busy.Yet, we have 2 - eight plexes that should be ready soon - 2 year build instead of 1.

Use "all" the arguments for "real estate leverage" to your advantage and try to pay it off as slow as possible. 

Not knowing those areas well is a problem, asking around or checking individual county's website is often slow too.I found that out by checking local county's tax calculator + found properties in the same area that's sold for similar pricing back in 2019 and how much they are taxed in 2020.I had the opposite for Las Vegas, where the numbers were higher than the truth.When you google, "property taxes in xyz" they only mention what an average property tax is in a given area, often that percentage has nothing to do with booming markets and does not indicate anything near what you'd be paying.Anyway, just curious if there's any service where I can just put the zip code and get the real property tax amount/percentage that I would be paying if I purchase a house in that area?

Well, Montgomery County might try that.DC Almost Halfway to Meeting 2025 Housing Production GoalsBlack homeownership in Wards 7 and 8 has been on the riseKeep up with issues specific to the region with @Russell Brazil and Jack Seidens' DC Real Estate Podcast and the latest sales trends with @Cassidy Burns ' DMV Weekly Market Update.

If you have a bank/credit union that appears to offer a loan product to help you, then you can sometimes send them your underwriting/analysis of a property to review so they can provide their thoughts on it's "lendability."

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If you don't have time in the day to address and have the docs handy, it could slow you down and just add to your stress.Also, what experience do you have with owning a home?