If it was a huge liability, it would be one thing, but it's a very modest house and very affordable.Cash Reserves: Easily able to put 25-30% down on our first property in the price range we are looking for with enough to cover the holding and rehab costs.REI Aspirations: SFRs, passive income to cover living expenses and re-investment and, of course, financial freedom.Questions: Even though we have a lot of student loan debt at low interest and banks would be less likely to give us more than a few loans on different properties, wouldn't it be a step in the right direction to at least obtain a few properties to start the process?

All you aspiring SF investors on this thread, do yourselves a favor, and search on BP for the numerous threads dedicated to "cashflow vs appreciation."  

Hello, My name is Zach Berwaldt. I went to a REI seminar provided by Fortune Builders about a month ago, because investing has always been something I've wanted to do but never knew how to start. While I was there, I ...

My husband and I are aspiring real estate investors working on our first move.Originally, our goal was to pay off our high student debt.

I am looking to connect or network with investors with similar aspirations.

I'm an aspiring real estate investor that is honestly still trying to find my RE niche.

I am an aspiring investor wanting to specialize in multi-family units.

Hello BP Family, my name is Arjenis and I am an aspiring real estate investor determined to succeed in this world of real estate investing.

Hi ,I'm about a year away from being able to purchase the first of several multi-family units. I'll be using about 30k from 401k and am looking to purchase buy and hold multi unit properties at $100K or less in Nevada...

Jim Carson, congrats on not having any mortgages, I am aspiring to get there as fast as possible (numbers can never fail with cash on cash return).