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Priscilla Davenport Should I sell, leverage or continue to rent paid off properties?
13 October 2016 | 18 replies

I own 4 paid off properties, a paid off primary residence and one rental with a 50 grand balance. The appraisal on all properties is a little over 500 grand. Ive bought mostly 30-50 grand properties in cash but paid m...

Jane Du What does it mean to leverage while accounting for cash flow?
22 December 2016 | 7 replies

Hi there. I am new to this forum and relatively new to real estate investing. I have one rental and two more currently under contract. All are single family homes that I am planning to hold and rent for the foreseeabl...

Paul G. Does taking less cash flow to leverage myself further make sense?
24 May 2017 | 4 replies

OK, so to give some background.I have a nice condo that is cashflowing $300 a month.  Since I purchased, it has appreciated by 85%. Currently worth about 130K, bought at 72K. (20% down 30 year fixed).  There is consid...

Cori L. WWYD: Should I refi my houses to gain leverage or not?
11 July 2017 | 0 replies

(My first post on the BP forum!)So I realize that each investor has their own personal strategy, but I am posting this question because I would really like to poll other BP members and see what the majority opinion is...

Nick Mazziotti Using my house hack as leverage for next deal how to
28 December 2022 | 3 replies

Looking house hack a 80k duplex (with FHA loan) and putting 20k into the rehab. Assuming it appraises for 120k + ARV, how can i leverage my equity in this duplex into another deal ?
Can I use a HELOC as a down paymen...

Cameron Paschke What would you do to leverage these properties to get others?
28 September 2023 | 4 replies

Looking for some advice! I’ve got one long term rental that I got a family loan to purchase. I owe around 60k to my dad with a very low interest rate, and it’s valued around 150k. I’ve also got a short term rental wit...

Jack B. Lot's of leveraged houses vs. one or two paid off houses
20 October 2015 | 17 replies

 I know that they say leverage allows you to increase your returns, however; I've heard a popular investor say that he used to think that many leveraged properties were the way to go, but that now he realizes that one...

Devon Shaw Pros and Cons of Leveraging vs. Paying Cash for Rental Properties
18 November 2017 | 4 replies

I know a lot of people will read the headline of this blog and move right along to something else.Because, in reality, there’s definitely a segment of investors - particularly new investors - who aren’t in the positio...

Jim Kane How would you go about leveraging a few hundred thousand dollars?
10 October 2016 | 2 replies

If you were starting out and had a couple hundred thousand dollars (or three) to get started as a REI, how would you best leverage your money to maximize your effort applying a cash flow and equity growth strategy?

Harry George How to invest $200k when you cannot use traditional leverage..go!
9 May 2018 | 2 replies

Hi BiggerPocketeers,I wanted to hear your opinion on how best to leverage our cash 'without leveraging our cash'...After a diet of gruel and water, my wife and I have saved up a solid wad of Benjamins. As a Brit &...