One bonus is you might be able to use less down payments as you move forward since investment loans might require 20-30% down and owner/occupied loans might require nothing down...or 3-5%...depending on where you buy and your income.

The added bonus of an apartment. 2 units for the price of one!

Hi All!I’ve got a brother currently under contract purchasing a foreclosure property in the small town we grew up in. The property is owned by Bank of America and has a fixer upper home in the front with a mobile home...

Especially the added bonus of the cul-de-sac and the large lot, it's a great starter home, or perfect for couples looking to downsize.

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He's gotten to the point that there so many millions that he just pays himself a salary via points off of the pool of funds (to the tune of 300k+) and pays out surprise bonus's to the lenders based of the profits of the properties, so they make even more than expected.

Get a good agent that knows the listing agent...bonus points if they are the listing agent.

I had one client who hired the adjuster just because of that and took the chance of an increased settlement as a bonus. 

You may need to do a few BT to get to $30k- apply for fee new cards with sign up bonus and 0% interest promo that way, you can fund most of your rehab and reward yourself with free travel after you complete your project- get HELOC if you have enough equity in your house- re-finance your car if it’s paid off and pay it off after the project is done (Penfed sends you a check for a car)- apply for Business Loan if you have business

Bonus question: 😁FAFSA (federal student aid application) excludes balances of 401K and IRA, so if the real estate bought and rented out by SDIRA were an asset of the SDIRA, I am hoping the asset would then be excluded from the FAFSA calculation.