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Updated over 7 years ago,
Clever Minds Needed on First Purchae
Clever Minds of Bigger Pockets,
My name is Nick and I am moving to Austin,TX soon from San Diego. I am out priced here in San Diego and I refuse to put down a 100k down payment on a house until it comes residually from all my rentals.
I currently have 60k to put down on a house with an extra 13k for cushion; or if needed to buy down points or do a small Reno. 45k from my 401k, 15k from my grandpa, and 13k personal savings.
This will be my family's first home purchase. I have tried to convince my wife into living in a duplex or triplex but she's afraid of living that close with strangers as we have two little ones. I've conceded and plan to buy a single family soon.
So now that you know a little more about me, I would like to see if you have any clever ideas for me in regards to my down payment. I don't want to spend too much on a house. Maybe 200k or less which means in order to skip the mortgage insurance requirement I would need to put down 40k. So, is there anything I could do with that extra 20k? Would I even be able to split up my 401k loan on a rental? Is there anyone out there involved in a smaller scale investment group similar to the recent BP guest Joe Fairless?
This is my first post so if I am missing any vital information (which I'm sure I am) or if I broke a cardinal rule of post length please let me know.
Thank you for your time in reading this and any ideas you share with me.