I wouldn't play games with calls and things.

I've dialed in my routine lately and it's been a game-changer since the days of just waking up and winging it. 

I’ve on BiggerPockets reading and listening to podcasts, and looking to enter the game through house hacking.

I am looking to a deal with a cash out refi as my end game.

NO, your equity is your skin on the game. 2.

I have been out of the game for a while, so I guess there is a little fear in jumping back in.

Way to be creative and think ahead of the game with str as well as working with the numbers to resubmit your offer even with a cash offer on the table.

And while the GP may or may not have had some skin in the game, I'm sure they collected a handsome fee for 5 years that will soften the blow.

Appraisals with Realtors involved (purchase transactions) come in consistently higher, in part, because at this stage in the game, wise Realtors know that if they spoon-feed the appraiser the data they need to do their jobs for them, that helps the appraiser get the job done faster, which amounts to the same thing as a bribe (in terms of $ per hour of work, this is "here I'll save you a few hours"), without being a direct monetary bribe or running afoul of the law.

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