@Calvin Kwan I buy new from Lowe’s for the simple fact that delivery/install/haul away are included and I’m usually getting 5-15% off with their pro deal + some sale they’re offering.

Personally, I prefer to work with people who are professional enough that, once we have discussed what is to be done, how and when, they are autonomous enough to do it without my having to follow up constantly, and courteous enough that, if there is a delay, they let me know that they cannot meet the original deadline and provide another delivery date.

There was a bunch of back and forth and what it came down to was they can delivery the first floor empty, and they wanted to raise the price by 30K to vacate the second floor.

I keep a word doc for each bldg and tally each delivery so I can better see how our weatherization efforts are going.Portalnd is a little different than the rest of Maine.

Also if it's 3rd floor or higher, there may be an extra fee - but admittedly, I might be confusing this with their appliance delivery.

@Andrew Taylor@Doug SchorrThankfully, there's no need to wait for years for delivery before assessing whether it's likely to be a good investment or not.

(a) Eligible Mortgages(i) Each Investment Property Mortgage must comply with Section 4203.4 (ii) Each Investment Property Mortgage must be an Accept Mortgage, an A-minus Mortgage or a Manually Underwritten Mortgage with a minimum Indicator Score as set forth in Exhibit 25, Mortgages with Risk Class and/or Minimum Indicator Score Requirements (iii) Mortgages with temporary subsidy buydowns are not eligible for delivery as Investment Property Mortgages (iv) Freddie Mac will purchase Investment Property Mortgages made to Borrowers who own more than one financed Investment Property, provided that the Investment Property Mortgage being sold to Freddie Mac is: ■ An eligible fixed-rate, level-payment Mortgage, or ■ A 7/1 or 10/1 ARM, and ■ Not an A-minus Mortgage(b) Special underwriting requirements An Investment Property Mortgage delivered to Freddie Mac must meet the following special underwriting requirements: (i) For newly constructed homes that are purchase transactions, the Borrower may not be affiliated with or related to the builder, developer or property seller (ii) Each Borrower individually and all Borrowers collectively must not own and/or be obligated on (e.g., Notes, land contracts and/or any other debt or obligation) more than six 1- to 4-unit financed properties, including the subject property and the Borrower’s Primary Residence.

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Can anyone provide any feedback on the delivery rate, response rate and pros and cons etc?

In the area I invest in some people are quitting their jobs because they do not want to work--the grocery store, food places doing drive up deliveries, no eat in is allowed in this state, retail stores like Lowes and Walmart.