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All Forum Posts by: Fred Cannon

Fred Cannon has started 20 posts and replied 262 times.

Post: Cash out refi to buy rental property?

Fred CannonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • St Augustine, FL
  • Posts 264
  • Votes 279

I am not a banker or mortgage lender but from my experience of looking at this same scenario i would say the numbers probably won’t work for you.  When you refinance the best you could do would be to refinance at 80% of the current value  Most of the mortgage brokers I have been talking to require 30% down on an investment property and also @ 6-7% interest.  A better scenario would be a heloc if your bank would do one since the property you are borrowing against is a rental.   Not sure if you are old enough to remember the housing bubble bursting about 12 years ago but a lot of millionaire investers moved into the poor house   My advise to you is to tread water until you save enough to purchase a second rental and not put your other house at risk 

Post: Condos as investments?

Fred CannonPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • St Augustine, FL
  • Posts 264
  • Votes 279

I am a condo investor. I only buy one bedroom condos. Less expenses and higher ROI. Another plus is not having to evict a family. I limit my units to 2 people maximum. I would check with some of the people who live in the complex to get a gauge of the management. If you have good management it is a great investment.