Work on saving money and have enough for the down payment, reserves, and closing costs. 

David Wright with Atlantic Union Bank teaches investor seminars in our market about how to buy the most number of properties with the least amount of cash using government backed loans. 

I earn up to 5% cash back on my credit cards.

Purchase price: $25,000 Cash invested: $11,000 Sale price: $62,000 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, in collaboration with Joslyn Lukestich-Lewis, successfully completed a fix-and-flip on Curran St, Burlington, IA 52601.

With the money you'll be saving on the mortgage you can keep buying more homes and house hacking at a steady pace. 

It seems to me they pool their money and buy a house for cash- thereby not dancing with the devil.

We made an all cash offer and offered the seller a quick close.

Hi Zak,What is your specific cash flow goal?

I would highlight this for other investors about keeping reserves and if values start to soften this is a perfect example of what can go wrong when you are over leveraged and don’t have cash.

All told, there was about $900K in cash and a $1.8 million loan into our deal.