Mortgages
Three of my four rental doors were purchased with conventional investment-property mortgages. The fourth was purchased with a DSCR loan, and the...
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Appraisal Gap Strategies (What to Do When the Loan Won’t Cover the Price)
On my second purchase, the appraisal came in $12,000 below my offer price. I had never heard the term “appraisal gap” before. My agent explained it in about four sentences, and I spent the next 48 hours figuring out what to actually do about it. I wish someone had written this article before I made […]
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6.48%
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Freddie Mac PMMS · Jun 2026
$403K
Median Home Price
Census/HUD · Jan 2026
4.02M
Existing Sales
NAR · Apr 2026
329.9
Case-Shiller HPI
S&P CoreLogic · Mar 2026
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Claire
Buying
First-time buyer who got burned, bought again smarter. Currently on house number two, writing the guide she wishes she'd had.
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Dan
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Sold four houses in three markets. Full-service agents. FSBO. Has opinions on both, and knows when each one is actually the right call.
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Marcus
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Small landlord with an accountant's brain. Skeptical of YouTube investor gurus. Runs the numbers before the narrative, every single time.
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