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51 Brilliant Real Estate Tips for Buyers to Edge Past the Competition

HomeLight

Does your would-be agent have a seemingly endless rolodex of all the best lenders, contractors, inspectors, and property managers in the area? Your lender is mostly thinking in terms of your DTI (debt-to-income ratio, or how much you pay toward debt each month versus how much you actually make).

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Helping Clients Buy a Home Before They Sell

The Residential Specialist

And the way that worked was it was a cash buyer, and we were able to lease the property back to the seller because he’s building a new construction, which won’t be ready until the end of July.” But this will affect their debt-to-income ratio for the new mortgage, so look at this option carefully.