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Tyler Bubin Few questions on my market analysis
5 January 2021 | 5 replies
@Bjorn Ahlblad Yes, city-data has been great for consolidated my analysis!
Moe Joseph Making offer before property can be seen
7 January 2021 | 6 replies
Cons SFH:Higher risk due to vacancy, missed rent, etcTypically will cash-flow less than a multiMulti-unit pros:Diversified risk (due to vacancy, missed rent payments)Higher cash-flow (in most cases)Consolidated costs (ie, if your duplex needs a new roof, it won't cost you that much more than if your SFH needs a new roof and cost is split across 2x sources of income)Multi cons:Less inventory/harder to findTougher to sell (because typically only other investors buy multi-family; yes there are exceptions to this)More expensive (in most cases)Tougher to get a loan (if more than 4 units)More tenants are affected by major problems (like a burst pipe, etc)Ultimately it comes down to preference.
Antonio Russo Credit score while investing
8 January 2021 | 2 replies
You just kind of roll a dice on what you're willing to Do you use your home as collateral for a line of credit or do you want to use other properties that are more disposable to. youHypothetically : If you're taking a loan   requesting $100,000 on a home equity line of credit to pay off the mortgages of two rental properties. and those two rental properties happened to be $500 per month in mortgages. so again if your home equity line of credit payment per month was $1,000 you're just Consolidating your mortgages into one “mortgage” with a different lender which happens to be funded andbacklewd b yline of credit through your homes’equity.
Maureen Santibañez Living in a Multi family home with zero of my own money
9 January 2021 | 30 replies
I did a debt consolidation by opening a personal loan with a much lower interest rate.
Rodney Turner Collateralizing Real Estate in Lieu of Down Payment?
8 January 2021 | 3 replies
Depending on who the lien holder is, it's unlikely that you would be able to get a subordination for a rehab/hard money loan behind a traditional first lien, but you may be able to consolidate the mortgage debt with a c/o refi of some of your properties to free up a rental to be used as collateral. 
Cory Thorbeck possible ideas or similar asset based lending
9 January 2021 | 0 replies
With a certain amount being loaned--I havce multiple ideas like   erase debt -> increase credit score -> continue to wait for credit increase -> get a traditional loan->acquire home -> risk potentially being stuck there for longer with no other available assests tio invest or use as tools.pros---no debt beside hard lend which is to be paid by funds from selling goodscons -- that's it, not very diverseerase some debt > consolidate my multiple storages in multiple locations and residence ( live work space situation ) -> have available assets for collateral -> use to pay off loanpros ---less debt > consolidated business efforts/logistics, leverage still for hard lendscons---no equityuse all assets as collateral for a hard lend to flip n fix with potential to pocket cash save and repeatpros--can pay down debt whileWhat  still having physical collateral, a lot of work, repetition could purchase my home out right and continually provide equity to establish other funded sources from self with inventory, heloc or other hard money loansCons - could take a little bit longer to fully own home.What should I do in this situation...actually what would you do?
Saeth Gronberg Refi Rental property to Buy another rental property
9 January 2021 | 0 replies
We have a mortgage on our personal residence (did a cash out refinance this year to pay off the rental, consolidate loans to lower interest, and have some money to buy a lot next to our residence) and a mortgage on the second rental which is a duplex.
Bennet Sebastian Managing a syndicated investment
24 May 2022 | 27 replies
We keep all tracking separated by project and don't have the need yet to consolidate all investments by a single client.
Gregory Schwartz Long distance buy and hold...and sold (mistakes were made)
11 January 2021 | 3 replies
The decision to sell was based on our goal to consolidate our portfolio to our new home in College Station and Bryan, TX.SOLD: 30 December 2020 for $117,000!! 
Elaine Chen Tax Q: How to file when parent holding LLC is in different state
17 January 2021 | 4 replies
Unsure if we need separate filings for each LLC in each respective state, or if we could consolidate the filing to only file for the Holding company LLC in Wyoming?