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Updated about 8 years ago,
Commercial Loan or Conventional Loan
I am a new RE investor getting ready to buy my first deal. I plan on using money from equity in my house currently at 4.5%. I have talked with a couple different banks around the Lexington, KY area and have a few different options. I know that If I go with the conventional loan and can make a lot more deals cash flow. However, all of the conventional loans require 20-25% down which will eat up a lot of my capital. One of the bank in this area is offering a commercial loan with just 10% down 20 year amortization; rate: 4.5% and it balloons in tens years.
This takes up less of my capital but does make it a bit harder to cash-flow, and I do have the additinal sooner deadline of 10 years to either sell, refinance ( at possibly higher rates) or pay it off ( not likely).
Would you all recommend going conventional even though it requires more money down, or commercial because it allows be to get start easier and possibly get a 2nd property sooner?
My strategy is going to be buy/hold, and would love to get a BRRR property.
Any advice is welcome. Thanks