All Forum Posts by: Lee Huffman

 The deal we were looking at fell through, so we didn't need to use them. Did you end up going with Lending Home? How did it go?

Thanks for the tag @Alexander Felice . Eric, the biggest value for airline miles is when you redeem for premium cabin space on international flights or when flights are ultra-expensive, like around holidays or popular events. Hotel points are amazing when you can redeem points for stays at aspirational properties that smart people like us would never use cash to stay at.

I focus on teaching people to use airline miles and hotel points to reduce their travel expenses so they can use their cash to invest, pay down debt, or travel more & have better experiences.

I recently spoke with @Mindy Jensen and @Scott Trench on the BiggerPockets Money Show Episode 27 where we talked about everything you need to do to get started in the world of travel rewards. Take a listen and let us know what you think.

@Bobby Thompson you’re welcome. I look forward to chatting with you.

PS: You won’t earn any points with the Home Depot card. Not useful for that, but it is useful for cash flow when you take advantage of the 12-24 month 0% financing promos available.

@Bobby Thompson there is no perfect points program. The points that are “best” are the ones that get you to your goal. Just like real estate, there is no “best” real estate strategy that works for everyone.

The best approach is to figure out what you want to do (more vacations but in economy, fewer but in First/Biz Class, aspirational hotel stays, etc), then devise a plan that will help you get there.

Hit me up if you chat about it more. I can help you create that plan.

http://www.BaldThoughts.com

Sure @Brent Ely .  I'll message you my guy's info.

Yes, I was there @Neil Henderson. I've been card hacking for 10+ years using Southwest and SPG, but got really heavy into things the last 5 years based on motivation to get to Paris without paying.  I consider the early days of SW and SPG my Bachelors Degree and the past 5 years MBA level.

The only problems I have with mortgage companies are when I do an "app party" in the preceding 3-4 months before a mortgage application.  Even then, it's just a form asking what came about with the recent inquiries.  Since I'm at the stage where I'm just closing one account to open another, I explain it that way and they have been fine with it.

It obviously helps to have good income, size able assets, and great credit from an underwriter's view.

@Billy Raz that's the same response my mortgage broker told me when we investigated doing a portfolio loan to free up slots.