You’ll be hard pressed to do significantly better than that with todays market and interest rates.401k is generally more tax advantaged than real estate.Your 401k is significantly more passive than real estate.I can think of a couple of reasons it might make sense: All of which come down to IRR using conservative underwriting is greater than 20% with high likelihood of getting 25-30% returns.

If however, you don't have any other retirement savings, I would be hard pressed to suggest you risk your homes equity on something you are a complete newbie at.

As such, we work “one on one” with your most pressing issues/questions and combine that with the fundamentals up to the sophisticated investing.

If you see a press report about a CRE team moving from one bank to another, it typically means the onboarding bank is aggressive with their lending.

If you're leaning towards a longer investment horizon, pressing for an amortization schedule that mirrors your financial projections is prudent (Again, look at the cash flow).

Hi All,I'm currently pressed for time between work and trying to grow a rental portfolio and I wanted to put a question out into the wholesaler-sphere in the BR area.

This is based on the new government FHA insurance https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/hud_no_23_041- $650 property tax monthly- $400 home insurance (not sure if this is accurate from zillow)Other:Utilities: $500/month?

A law enforcement professional once mentioned to me that dealers don't want bad press, they'd prefer to operate in the shadows.There are several Pittsburgh locals on the forum, and I sincerely hope they get on this thread and provide better suggestions.Much respect to you.

The OP expectations of $50k are hard pressed in this market. 

Commercial will be monetized based upon revenue potential's, and fact is affordability in most places is pressing the glass ceiling, or broken above, that affordability measure that will only go higher as median incomes go up.