Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $20,000 In 2013, I decided to put much of what I had learned from books into action by purchasing a two-bedroom home—not as a traditional investment property, but as a home for my mother.

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The goal is to keep these for rentals.I currently own the land personally and am funding the builds with a combination of HELOC and cash - no bank debt tied to these properties specifically.

Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $20,000 In 2013, I put my knowledge into action by purchasing a two-bedroom home for $8,000 as a home for my mother, though she wasn’t thrilled about it.

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Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $20,000 In 2013, I put my knowledge into action by purchasing a two-bedroom home for $8,000 as a home for my mother, though she wasn’t thrilled about it.

Purchase price: $325,000 Cash invested: $150,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

If I have lump-sum free cash, should I just apply it to my mortgage to recast so that my monthly goes lower?

It definitely seems like you could make a killing there, but it's going to take much more up front cash then LTRs.

Most of the investors I work with are looking at doing a cash out refi every 2-5 years, depending on the market.