Haider Abdullah
Hard money + Private Money: best strategies to leverage both?
Hey BP community!I’m an active flipper in Dallas while living in Souther CA and now looking to use similar strategies to grow the buy and hold portfolio. I use partner money to fund all my flips, and to date, it’s all...
Abby Austin
Have you leveraged Whole Life Insurance / Indexed Universal Life?
I'm actively looking into getting a Whole Life Insurance policy to use as an investment vehicle. I plan to add an initial lump sum and contributions each month so that I can borrow against it but still have the policy...
Hariharan Elavarasan
Paying Off 1 by 1 vs Waiting and Leveraging
I bought my first rental property earlier this year. Cash flow after I move out (house hacking) and renovating should be 200-300. 30 yr fixed mortgage @ 6.625% with about 76,000 left. Over time, I'll end up paying 96k...
Megan Elliott
Leveraging a Virtual Assistant to Assist with RE investing
Hi All! Looking for ways to offload some of the work that comes with RE investing. As my portfolio grows and general life is getting busier, I am looking for some ways to deal with some of the more mundane/routine tas...
Kristina Baljak
Help! How can I scale when cannot leverage equity?
I own a 3 Family investment property in a trendy neighborhood in Queens NY. Purchased in 2013 $650, Current value $1.3 M. I have a $375K 2.5% 15 year loan, paid off in 8 years. I house hacked for years till we purc...
Rick L.
Buying outright vs leveraging - Help a new member out!!
Newbie here to this site...first time posting. My questions is this: Is it smarter to purchase a property outright vs. putting down payments on more than one property. I understand that paying off a property means p...
Jeff Dippel
Pay Off My Condo? Or use it as leverage?
Hey everyone,I currently have a 1 bedroom in Laguna Beach, CA that I live in. It's a great location with an ocean view and perfect for rentals. I've been living in it for five years and am starting to think it's time ...
Amy Healy
Leveraging investment property equity in a Single Family Home
Hi Bigger Pockets!I'm trying to sort out my options and make the next best move now, or within a few years. My husband purchased a single family home in 2019 and were able to refinance to an incredible interest rate o...
Chantel Gaaskjolen
Buying with cash vs leverage when cash is available
Hello, newbie here. Can you explain why I would utilize a loan instead of cash? Cash in the bank is not earning me $1500 month. Everything I read says get a loan and keep cash (buy multiple properties with your cash)....
Kyle Richardson
Advice on how to leverage equity from first home
My wife and I bought our first home 3 years ago. Lived in it for a year and have been renting it since then.
We do not have a traditional loan with a bank on this property, we have a 15yr mortgage with my grandmothe...