Andrew L.
House Hack Down Payment Strategy
My wife and I are looking into purchasing a multi-unit and living in one of the units while renting out the remaining ones (aka house hacking). We are debating what the right down-payment strategy is for us with this ...
Griffin Carson
House Hacking Financing
My current short term goal is to purchase a multi-unit property (ideally 4 units) for house hacking through and FHA loan due to the attractive low down payment. After doing more research I have found that the PMI can ...
Noah Bacon
What’s your preferred financing method for your properties?
Financing is a crucial factor when finding your next rental property, and there are numerous ways to secure the funds needed to close a deal.We want to hear from you! What’s your go-to method for financing your real e...
Michael P. Lindekugel
A recession is coming and maybe as early as summer
Previously, the Federal Reserve indicated it would raise the federal funds rate four times this year. On March 16th the Federal Open Market Committee said it expects to raise the federal funds rate six times this year...
Sesha Bhojanapalli
FHA for now and the investment loans
Hi, I am a newbie; I have saved 150K and want to invest. Please let me know if my steps would work:
1) I get investment properties (with 20 or 25% downpayment) and then I get a FHA loan on a fourplex property (next ...
Joe Black
San Francisco Bay Area House Hack
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Oakland.
Purchase price: $725,000
Cash invested: $95,000
I purchased a small multi-family home in Oakland to house-hack. T...
Demetrius Lindsey
FHA 203k Checklist: Milwaukee WI
I'm looking to get started investing Milwaukee with my wife buying a fixer upper multi-family. The FHA 203k loan seems like a great product for us. I'm looking for a checklist of best practices for the loan process. A...
Wilson Hunter
Portfolio lender rates
As I talk to lenders about my plans that involve more than 10 mortgages, I’ve realized that I have to work with portfolio lenders, but I’m also learning that the loan products from portfolio lenders seem to have highe...
Matt Jones
Post-closing rehab loan for personal property
Recently closed on a townhome and my property could use a facelift. Unfortunately, I do not have enough cash to afford the rehab. What are my options with getting a loan (~$50K) to improve my property and then, hope...
John Friendas
Rooming House Passing Conventional Appraisal as Single Family
I bought and am wanting to get an appraisal for a single family home being used as a rooming house. It is zoned single family but since the previous owner is using it as a rooming house a few things look different tha...