If you were getting ready to sell, that might make sense.

**************My answer:REI has to do with risk analysis and exit strategy implementation.Rule #1 - Conserve personal cash.If you have to break rule #1, get a partner.To buy in this market, you can sub2, land contract, seller carry - JV, option flip, etc.To sell in this market, you can lease option, land contract, all cash consumer, carry a second and keep or sell in 6 months.To make cash flow, consider being a consultant helping others sell CREATIVELY, and get fees.That said:You bought for $28K, out of pocket is $5600 down, owe bank 32.4KHave you considered your carrying costs?

It just sweetens them up, they will have it ready for you when you get there.

Why would it hurt the consumer to have the real estate agent know what their credit looks like before wasting time and money trying to help?

I had a whole new set of tinfoil hats ready.

It has helped out a lot.I'm still not quite ready to take the full-time plunge yet due to market conditions.

When they list them for sale they are ready to sell them.

While there are 168 hours in a week, working two full time jobs would consume much more than 80 elapsed hours.

So we’re back to selling retail to end consumer which we will always assume will use FHA.

By noon it was ready and I had already placed my " handy man special" add.