I actually take the contrarian viewpoint that you do not need to get your real estate license.

I actually pay all of the utilities (it's a unique property) and they're already connected, so this is not relevant.Any advice is appreciated as always.

Just like being in the military everything is regulations, but nothing really made sense about my job until I went overseas and actually did it.

Did you look at the actual taxes?

.), ]  age building (year of the most recent updates to roof, electric, plumbing, heat can help on old buildings),   limit for the value of the building,   whether it is Replacement Cost or Actual Cash Value (RC vs ACV), size of the deductible,   claims history of the property,  etc.You should get an individual quote for the most accurate rate.

@Malcolm Mcdowell You need to clarify, are you looking at REO’s, or the actual foreclosure action auction......auction.com handles both, but most are the REO type.

Actually he just got quoted 5.5% with a 615 fico

I've had lenders the past actually do research on the gift giver, and deny loans based on where the gift giver got the funds..  

I actually attended one or their house hacking seminars last Monday and it had some great info.

The first is rented and performing, and was actually a seller financed deal.