Use hard money loans to finance most of the purchase price, preserving your cash for down payments, renovations, and reserves, allowing you to handle multiple projects.

My dilemma is that one of my properties is worth about $400K and I owe ($40k on a HELOC & $50K on the mortgage) and I'm on tract to pay them both off in 16 months- paying ($2000 from the renter and me paying $4000 a month on the HELOC= $6000 per month total) I plan on doing this until both loans are paid.

Does anyone have any contacts to their acquisitions team and or their current buy boxes Companies below Cerberus Capital Management, L.PAngelo Gordon & Co.GoldenTree Asset ManagementFarallon Capital ManagementOaktree Capital ManagementI own one of the largest wholesale real estate company in Florida and we are newly into Texas for single family homes.

Having to replace furniture can be a hassle and the less I have to replace the better.

He works with many investors and hears about things they want to sell way before they’re ready to list them with a realtor.

Open to different markets to invest in and curious to learn more about them.

I am to surprised to hear that this is CA.

@Mitchel Johnson Welcome to BP and I wish you the best in investing..Usually people start by going to local meetups and building a network of trusted people to get their feet wetHere is an examplehttps://www.meetup.com/find/?

Second to cash in the bank is HELOC cash because you can use it however you want (you just have to see it already in an account).

"If the borrower(s) provides written evidence that the student loan debt will be deferred at least 12 months beyond the date of closing, a monthly payment does not need to be considered.