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Steven M. ALWAYS PURCHASE YOUR MATERIALS YOURSELF or else!
19 June 2021 | 58 replies

Anyone, and I really mean anyone that is doing any form of construction/rehab, a word of warning: Always buy whatever materials (lumber, cabinets, flooring, sheetrock, plumbing, tile, sprinkler system, lighting, etc.,...

Chris Seveney What Percentage of Buyers will go under who bought with Zero Down?
30 November 2023 | 6 replies

I continue to see people wanting to get creative today with buying real estate and being creative with no money down because they do not have the $ for a down payment. I was curious to ask what percentage of these buy...

Andy Murray Best account for down payment saving
5 April 2019 | 37 replies

I am relatively new to real estate and am in the process of trying to save for a down payment. Right now I am stashing money away in a savings account earning 2% (not a lot, but better than most savings accounts). I a...

Marsha F. How long did it take you to save up for your downpayment?
19 March 2019 | 13 replies

Hey BP!Right now I am in the savings phase of my journey and I'm about 1/4th of the way there. I'm taking the basic route which includes budgeting and living frugally to save up for my downpayment/closing costs/cash r...

John Derbyshire New to real estate looking to learn as much I can
5 September 2023 | 13 replies

Hello,
I am currently 21 years old making around $50k per year. I am able to comfortably save 50 percent of my income for investing, while I am young I would like to start learning about real estate and how it could ...

Henry Van Eijk How to afford down payments on investment properties
9 October 2022 | 19 replies

Hi,I am new here and learning but my question is how do people typically come up with a down payment. If you need 20% down for an investment property, that can be a lot of money. Do people typically use equity (HELOC)...

ZayVon Johnson How Much Should You Earn A Year Before You Invest? (Beginner)
16 December 2017 | 8 replies

I'm a beginner investor and a topic I don't see talked about enough is what income (approx) should you be earning before you can safely invest into a small flip? Given all the different variables that can arise, and u...

Sixto Velasco Understanding hold vs sell vs payoff early?
16 May 2019 | 6 replies

I have a property I purchased for $100k with $3500 down payment in 2014. It is generating approximately $250 in positive cash flow every month. Today it Is worth approximately $150k-$165k. I’ve been paying an addition...

Christin Nguyen How To Distribute My Money as a 27 Year Old
26 May 2023 | 6 replies

Hi everyone,I have been working as a travel nurse for the last 8 months and have started to save a bit of money now. I recently bought a starter home that I plan on turning into a rental within 2 years. Besides the mo...

Chris H. How Did You Do It!? - Steps you took on your first deal
5 June 2017 | 15 replies

Hey All, Just wanted to get some ideas going and see if anyone wanted to share how they got started in RE. -What steps did you first take to make the jump? -What type of property was it? -Did you flip it? wholesale? b...