The two most popular options seem to be using 15% downpayment if buying a duplex or by using an FHA loan that requires 3.5% downpayment plus additional fees depending on the total loan amount.  

One thing I like about Texas and its about the only thing... is that its customary to put up 100 dollar option money ( for what we would call EM) why you do your inspections.. if you walk you lose the 100.. if approve your inspections EM is raised and goes hard.. this alleviates these headaches during the inspection periods.

If you ask him for help coming up with it, worst case he thinks twice and walks away, best case he works numbers that leave you in bad shape.

Currently looking at a house that has knob and tube that needs to be rewired. Also has a 60 amp fuse box that needs to be update. Not sure if I will even get approved for financing if appraisal doesn't approve. House ...

Additionally, you have some marketing dollars to ramp up sooner.

I am currently witnessing the latter with my friend's addition(over 2yrs in the making). 

Be completely honest with them and if they don't want to work with you, it is better to walk away and lose the deal than to give up your integrity.Besides, they probably don't care, they just want to get their house sold, and if you're giving them what they're asking, you shouldn't be ashamed, you are doing everyone a service and collecting a fee.

- Filter/search alerts on the real estate sites- Driving or walking around and figuring out who to contact- Your inside REI contactsSomething else?

For example, if a borrower is refinancing a $100,000 mortgage, the closing costs will range between $3,000 and $6,000"In addition I found this, "The VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) lowers your interest rate by refinancing your existing VA home loan.

Before purchasing it's giving me the option of adding additional output fields.