I’m also interested in connecting with local investors, real estate agents, and lenders who are open to collaborating on new opportunities.

I would try not to tie up any of the principal in down payments.Personally, I had a family member do this same thing, but they used an investment portfolio as the collateral instead of real estate.If you play your cards right, this might be the only short-term money you ever need.Please let us know what you end up doing.

I'm new to real estate investing, but have thrown myself into learning as much as I can by joining a Veteran based investment community, have been working with my realtor and looking daily for potential multi family properties in the Dallas area for house hacking, which I've set myself an deadline to be completed by May.

I've been investing in real estate for 10 years and have purchased and rented 50 sfh's and duplexes.

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?

Hello, I'm excited to be starting my real estate investing journey with my wife.

Is that because you don't know what your Real Estate goal is?

Quote from @Clint Miller: Seller financing opens up great opportunities for real estate investors, but coming up with the down payment can still be tricky. 

Seriously—Pick a Property TypeDetached houses might be the easiest to work with, but the real key is committing to a property type.

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