Again, not sure if a notary is necessary or if its just an extra binding option. 

But sometimes the appraisal comes back higher so I end up with extra equity after closing.

Everyone talks about the BRRRR noone talks about the extra closing costs. 

Hi Folks,I bought a property in Harrisburg, PA about a few months back with a conventional loan on my name.I would want to transfer the property to my single member LLC.

Books and podcasts are full of survivorship bias, since we don’t hear about the folks who, with hard work, effort, and grit, failed and left, only the survivors get to tell their story.

The investment options open to you by having that extra $16k to invest that would not be open to you if you used the $16k to pay off the debt.For people looking to build wealth, but without a large amount of capital, real estate can be a means to do it, because of the amount of leverage available.  

You all giving me those links and all the extra information has far exceeded the answers I thought that I might get.

There are things you can do to save money if you need such as buying used washers and dryers or repairing a roof to delay replacement an extra couple years.

I can see some folks allowing it, but I doubt that many here would allow it.

Large companies and equity firms obviously have more resources at their disposal than a small investor, but to me I couldn't help thinking about all of the tools and extra benefits we get as small investors.