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Joe Gee Sell a leveraged property, 1031 into a property all cash
29 June 2021 | 9 replies

Hello BP! I have a 4 Plex property that has appreciated quite a bit over the 4 years I've owned it. I am in a 60% LTV position on it. I've been contemplating whether to sell the 4 plex and 1031 into a duplex, pay cash...

Charles Brucato Just completed first deal. Tips on how to leverage/Scale?
23 July 2022 | 10 replies

Hey everyone. Just bought my first property in Rochester NY. The plan is to rent it out in August of next year for the 2023-2024 school year. want to carve out a niche in the student housing market going forward.
Som...

Ernie Park Analyzing Leveraged Situation to buy Second home, Rent out First
3 April 2016 | 1 reply

Hi all. I'm having a tough time analyzing a potential situation I find myself in. I owner occupy a condo with mortgage in Cambridge, MA. Great (but very expensive) location close to MIT/Harvard. I recently came across...

Ray Thorsen Leverage Free and Clear property to buy Sheriff sale property
26 September 2019 | 1 reply

I am looking for suggestions on the best way to fund purchasing a property at a sheriff sale using a free and clear property as collateral. I was going to traditionally cash out refi it but I would need the cash in ab...

Dustin Brazeau How can I leverage existing equity in my primary residence?
7 October 2019 | 5 replies

I'm looking into getting into real estate investing, or more specifically purchasing my first buy and hold rental. I currently do not have any savings I could dedicate to a down payment right now, but I do have about ...

Aram Taghavi Am I Overextending My Capital and Using Too Much Leverage?
8 November 2019 | 4 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets community - I've just refinanced my first property and sitting on a bank roll of about $350k.  I just closed on a Philadelphia deal for $220k and $60k rehab with $340k ARV and a DC deal that's $60...

Justin Lee Duplex Owned Free and Clear How to leverage for cash
30 October 2019 | 13 replies

Hi,
I own a duplex free and clear that is worth about 300k. I want to explore options of how to leverage the duplex to get home equity lines of credit or similar revolving lines of credit. Do you all have any options...

Andrew Pettit Advice about using leverage to buy and hold real estate
17 January 2018 | 9 replies

Good evening everyone,          I am in the process of applying for a HELOC for about 100,00 and I am looking to use it to buy another piece of real estate. I was wondering if I could get peoples advice on the "dos an...

John Thedford Leverage-OPM-The KEY To Growing A Real Estate Emptire
7 May 2018 | 0 replies

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/mortgages-re...GREAT article-the pros and cons of leverage. 

Steve Sendldorfer Trapped by fear - Utilizing leverage or not for first deal
26 April 2017 | 11 replies

Hey BP!

My wife and I want to become real estate investors ( buy and hold ) I like the idea of low income and feel comfortable about what problems could potentially come from going that route .... My wife is on board...