In hindsight, they gave loans to people who were terrible tenants, who weren't going to change just because they now owned a house.In response to the Great Recession, higher lending criteria was forced on the industry by the government.

NOW it makes sense. 

A recent report from Realtor.com says 20% of Americans don’t think homeownership is achievable. Maybe you feel the same way. With inflation driving up day-to-day expenses, saving enough to buy your first home is more ...

I am currently in the planning phase of my real estate investment journey and had a few questions I’d like to ask someone more experienced.Would it be smarter to focus on paying down my own mortgage and then use a HELOC as a down payment for my first investment property, or should I simply use my savings for the down payment instead?

Best wishes on your journey!

Too bad you need to eat the high conversion rate now.

So many BP podcasts that I've listened to someone brought a "partner" in on the deal but they don't typically expound upon the journey to finding said partner. 

Skip the pricey coaches for now, there are plenty of free resources like here on BiggerPockets and YouTube.

This property also launched my short-term rental journey, running our first Airbnb before transitioning it to a steady cash-flowing rental, allowing us to scale into bigger projects.

Hi, I just got an accepted offer on my first property (4plex) in Anderson, IN.  Going in, I have a HELOC that I can draw about 60k from my primary and then 25k in cash.  This first property will require about 35k of t...