@Bacongo Sandou CisseRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

@Doug LearnardRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

You could also apply for a HELOC on your home to use the equity for whatever but obviously you have to make monthly payments so ideally you'd want to make sure the cash flow from a RE investment is higher than your loan payment.Another piece of unsolicited advice....

@Rafael Ramos Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

@Hanzel Ana Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

Can the reported income to the IRS be leveraged to benefit the investor when applying for a loan or refinancing?

You should contact a few lenders who will ask you to apply.

@Matthew Mclean May not apply to your loan but for others that read this they may need to make sure there is no pre-payment penalty.

@David CianciI do not know the details of your business, so it's only a generic answer that may or may not apply.

You then can apply for financing after you close in cash - so you have to be liquid.