If you are constantly loan shopping you will pretty much end up at square one.

Instead of average monthly job gains of 242K, it was actually 174K — a downward revision of 28%.Fed minutes let the cut out of the bag.

These are the important pointers to keep in mind when shopping for tax planning:Tax planning is NOT part of tax preparation.

The realtor I saw in a local coffee shop new me as we had worked together previoulsy.

Never took an hour to remove it or an hour to install it. 1. shut off water supply line(turn handle) 15 seconds2. flush toilet 10 seconds3. vacuum and drain water 2 minutes maybe 4 lay out cardboard(from toilet box) put out trash bag5 remove 5/16 nuts one on each side with hollow shaft nut driver 2 minutes6 pick up toilet and place into bag 2 minutes7 clean up old wax ring from flange and inspect flange 2 minutes8 place wax ring 1 minute9 install new flange bolts 1 minute 10pick up toilet and place on new ring if you didn’t ring right maybe 5 minutes 10 tighten down new bolts 2 minutes 11 cut bolts and install caps 2 minutes 12 reinstall water line 1 minute and turn on 13 flush to check for leaks 14 caulk back of toilet seal if you choose 1 minute15 carry away toilet to truck 10 minutes tops. this a 30 minute job.

For furnishings, we bought Sarah Weaver's MTR shopping list.

Sellers, will decide, at their listing agreement whether they want to compensate a buyer agent or not and live with their consequence of whatever they choose.Buyers agents will now have to have that difficult discussion with their buyers about their compensation upfront and a buyer will more likely shop around for an agent and learn to negotiate what they will pay their agent if the seller is not offering or not offering enough.

Most first-time investors shop blindly and end up learning the hard way..Also make sure to present the deal clearly to the lender.

Your number does seem high to me, so I would suggest you shop around.

If you ever have any tenant related questions or want to talk shop, don't hesitate to reach out.