Once you get good at it, you can generally do it in about 15 minutes...Btw, as I go through the house, I put a piece of blue painters tape on every little issue I see so that I can send my handyman back to fix things.

Again, the bank's don't have different policies but there is one piece I agree with.

The certificate program may be complete trash and they could just give you a piece of paper that means nothing.

Think of the tax piece separately.

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Focus on the soil of the land I probably bought the worst piece of land in the best location because the soil is so saturated to where there’s no way I can keep the house level.

A lot of them turned out to be a sliver or tiny piece of another property which wouldn't do me or anyone any good.  

One of the best piece of advice I recently got is that knowledge is not power.

Offer a promotion.

Once you got a true deal under contract ppl will begin reaching out to assist you (most so they could get a piece of the deal).