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Just make sure you’re comparing apples to apples, closing costs, prepayment terms, and any fees can make a big difference beyond just the interest rate. 

Those quotes can be fair for a 4‑zone retrofit without ducts, but only if the scope is apples to apples: line-set lengths, BTUs per head, brand/warranty, electrical, condensate pumps, permits, and wall patching.

Quote from @Hailey Barnes: Hi everyone!

Compal — which has built computers, tablets and smartphones for companies like Apple, Google, Dell and Toshiba has leased sites in Taylor and Georgetown, where it plans to employ more than 1,000 people at two buildings totaling nearly 600,000 SFhttps://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2025/11/05/compal-el...

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Thomas Barnes!

., Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. — is officially headed to Georgetown.

But they are ever so rare today, not just a needle in a haystack but more so finding a specific color of needle, with a specific bend to it, in a stack of needles in a hay barn....... 

It's not all apples to apples of course.

When looking at after-repair values, make sure to look as close to your property as possible and try to compare apples to apples.