I am currently in the planning phase of my real estate investment journey and had a few questions I’d like to ask someone more experienced.Would it be smarter to focus on paying down my own mortgage and then use a HELOC as a down payment for my first investment property, or should I simply use my savings for the down payment instead?

I am looking to purchase real estate for both investment purpose as well as to offset as much tax liability as possible. 

I’m part of a real estate company specializing in cosmetic fix-and-flip projects, and we’re focusing on the San Antonio and Austin markets.

There is no stock account that gives the leverage real estate does, at as low interest rate real estate does, at as low risk/ volatility real estate does. 

There is a lot of variability in this answer and, like all things in real estate, it simply depends. 

I'm new to real estate investing, but have thrown myself into learning as much as I can by joining a Veteran based investment community, have been working with my realtor and looking daily for potential multi family properties in the Dallas area for house hacking, which I've set myself an deadline to be completed by May.

I would love to talk more about having you on as a guest on the Rookie Podcast to go into how exactly you were able to handle this upset in your real estate journey.  

That is why it is hard to get regular real estate loans on assets valued so low, the cost of the refinance makes it so you are paying higher than they can legally charge you percentage wise.

I'm looking for a free CRM to use in my real estate investing/personal.

My name is Abigail and I a nurse in Tyler and a newbie real estate investor!