However, I don't like this idea because it creates Loan A (the equity you borrow against your home) and Loan B (the purchase of the investment).

Some info:Original property purchase price ~$90k100% cash purchaseLooking to put the proceeds of the sale into escrow account (1031) and use it for a down payment to purchase another property of greater value (say we get $110k from the sale, so we can look for up to $380-400k approx. @25% down payment)Does anyone have any contacts to help facilitate a 1031 in NY?

As you gain experience and build equity, explore leveraging your existing properties to finance additional purchases.

We purchased our first investment property during our time in public accounting and hired property management.

(Not that they actually set mortgage rates - but they influence them.)You now know that as you look at 2/1 houses that anything priced near or above $145,000 isn’t worth pursuing in the short term… so you look for ones that are cheaper than that.  

Hi fellow real estate investors, We have a home under contract that appraised above the purchase price.

Maybe % of purchase price (though that would mean low estimates for killer deals, and higher estimates for hot market properties)?

I was considering a 50/50 partnership minus any money invested into the intial purchase or for renovations. 

Hi everyone,I am interested in purchasing my first multi fam (8 units) in Arkansas and looking for some advice. 1.

Hi All, We recently purchased a duplex we're planning on house hacking-- we're going to live in one unit and rent out the other.