Your best bet would be a larger EMD with the contract, to show that you are serious.

Additionally, most lenders require a certain percent of the down payment to be from your own funds, which this would not beHis best bet is to offer with it being contingent on the sale of his existing place and close the same day 

Hello Matt,As a Proadvisor, Quickbooks Online is your best bet. 

I'll bet a $100 and a pitcher a beer with anyone that they can't.

You want to reach out to traditional lender for a pre approval as without it you're not a good bet for the agent.

Your best bet is looking at comparable listings on craigslist or zillow that have not been listed very long, and make sure you're researching each one to factor in location and quality of the property to fairly estimate your property's potential rents.

As for The upfront payment a 203K is probably your best bet if you're looking for least money out of pocket, I haven't used one myself but it does give you the least money required for a down payment unless you have a VA loan you can use.

I am planning on there being a local market correction here, but another thing that is going to make Manhattan a good bet is the construction of NBAF.

Maybe your best bet is to sell and buy something else with your VA loan, taking this year as a learning lesson.

Essentially you “bet the company” based on your assumptions being right, because you only have one shot to make it pay, and ultimately the amount of “unknown data” is equal to the risk you take.