
27 August 2007 | 7 replies
You indicated a 5-7 year hold time, if you amortize that cash over that time or use it as a down payment to lower the monthly mortgage and eliminate the PMI this should be a positive cash flow deal. 8)

30 August 2007 | 5 replies
No debt beyond the mortgage, now at about $320k with 28 years left.

6 September 2007 | 4 replies
Once you identify in advance what market you are in, this will allow you to eliminate some of the other scenerios afforded to the real estate investor and plan accordingly.

1 September 2007 | 2 replies
It really is all about debt coverage vs. the income.

3 September 2007 | 3 replies
Paying off the debt is not required until the property is sold or refinanced.2.
1 September 2007 | 1 reply
that people who receive debt reduction in some cases will not owe tax on the debt forgiven.Note that the IRS already allows this.

4 September 2007 | 7 replies
You are debt free other than your house, I'd work on building a nest egg to acquire the other property.

11 September 2007 | 9 replies
My fiance is pregnant, I have 30k in debt, and just last week I lost my job.

5 October 2007 | 7 replies
Maybe if you do all the property management yourself, do all the maintenance yourself to eliminate labor costs, and you get very lucky with your tenant, you can earn some of those expenses for yourself.
9 September 2007 | 2 replies
They don't have the same requirements for credit scores and debt to income as conventional lenders.