With 2 FHA loans at 3.5% you are highly leveraged in your first couple of deals.

The city has grown beyond college town, and has a diversified economy, with an emphasis on technology, which is booming locally.

I have enough reserves to buy a so so home in cash, but would rather utilize leverage.

It seems like the first one is going to be the hardest, but maybe its just doubt on my part.Right now were looking at leveraging a 401(k), bridge financing via a minority interest in another property or taking on a partner.

As of yesterday, I have another duplex under contract with tenants in place that should cash flow for around $400 per month in the short term, then $700 in the long term (2 bd, 1 ba; 1 bd, 1 ba, recently renovated clean space).My question, I guess, if one is allowed in introductions, is... am I leveraging too much?

If I leverage I can get Efirst Bank to loan my LLC 65% or $170k of both homes values.Does anyone know how to squeeze out more leverage than 65%?

I bought my 2nd house in DFW with it and it was only 10% down.That leads to my second point, be careful not to over leverage yourself.

If the Note is retained (I believe there is about 3 years left on the balloon) what are the option of how that Note can be leveraged to generate capital for more Buy & Hold purchases?

If the Note is retained (I believe there is about 3 years left on the balloon) what are the option of how that Note can be leveraged to generate capital for more Buy & Hold purchases?

But for me its okay cash flow and one hell of an appreciation play and a great way to leverage an amazing loan at the only time I really could.Okay, so this is super long winded and more of me talking about myself which isn't a thing I enjoy doing BUT its an example of not just reviewing formulas.