I would love to get my hands on some fixer uppers in Baltimore, but it's not in the cards right now.

This would increase your returns and lower your taxes by spreading the gain over several years. yeah, I've used the cash flow to replace my income while I did the sahm thing and it worked well for that but at this point the ROE is dim.

Quote from @Lauren Rangely: I’m sorting out best options for a house that my husband bought in 2008 which has been a rental for years now.  

Quote from @Robert Brock: Hi my name is Robert Brock and I am new to the Tampa Bay Area.

Quote from @Ko Kashiwagi: Hi Pricilla,There is no down payment on a refinance (only for purchase) but you have to "leave equity" in the house when you refinance a house bought with cash.When you do a cash out refinance, your closing costs will be subtracted out of the refinance loan, so no you do not come with any cash to the closing table.Yes, you can use the cash out proceeds from the proceeds to buy another property.Ok that makes a lot of sense and makes my endeavors more manageable.Thank you for your advice! 

My wife and I are looking at getting our first STR property this year! 

And for reference my sister is dealing with a run down house in Louisiana that has a value of about $95,000 and she shopped multiple policies with multiple insurance companies and the best rate she could get was $2500.

Hello, my name is Dolf.

My in-laws own a 40 acre almond farm in Central Valley, Ca with a 3200 sq. ft. house on it.

My name is Gabby and I just (finally) joined Bigger pockets.