Here’s a breakdown of the main ways investors fund their first deal while minimizing their own cash outlay:1.Private Money & Hard Money Loans– These lenders focus more on the deal than on your personal finances.

Purchase price: $115 Cash invested: $17,000 This is my first fix and flip.

Purchase price: $75,000 Cash invested: $10,000 Sale price: $120,000 This is a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom single family detached house is South Georgia.

I've got a good amount of deals I could probably send him to get the 10k each, assuming they fit his criteria, they don't fit mine.

I have been able to buy houses of the MLS because their list price was good and I offered cash without contingencies.

Cash invested: $60,000 656 sq foot, 1 BR Condo What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

This is a classic wrap.The second option is for me to collect $50k cash from Don and let Don pay off my $150k loan to Chase.

If you cash out equity in a property, you are "borrowing" that money from the lender.

Cash flow has been hampered by an increase in cost of ownership recently, specifically insurance. 

I just want to get the management side of things right if I were to commit virtually all of my resources to it.Best,Dustin The rule of thumb is somewhere between 80 and 150 units is when you will need FT maintenance (depending on age and amount of deferred maintenance).