Chaz Reid
Are hard money lenders just for properties?
If you needed money for marketing purposes, would a hard money lender help out with that situation? Or are they strictly for real estate deals only?
Justin Kushner
Business Checking Accounts, Credit Card’s & Logistics
Hello, BP Community!Okay- Here’s what I’ve got...Let’s say, for arguments sake, you’ve got 5 LLCs all holding SFHs. AL LLC 1AL LLC 2IN LLC 3IN LLC 4IN LLC 5Now let’s say you’ve got a WY LLC Holding Company, parent/pri...
Karenga Smith
Credit Card Debt reduction options
Hello, thank you for some sound advise. I'm recently divorced and trying to rebuild my personal and financial life. I need to payoff my credit card debt as it holds the key for me to be able to invest in RE. I'm finan...
Scott W.
the danger of a 401k loan
I'm sure it's been discussed before but I'd like to tell something I see (correct if I'm wrong):a 401k loan should be among the last resorts for borrowing. reason being is you pay it back AFTER taxes. if you live in ...
John Beck
Single Family Home Rental "Breaking even"
My background in Real estate would consist of owning my home and 1 rental property, that I break even on, every month. By "break even" I really mean, that my mortgage for that property is covered by the rent, but a...
Just a short while back, Marisa Mae was caught in the paycheck-to-paycheck trap, her credit cards stretched to their limits with no emergency savings to speak of, all while wrestling with constant financial stress. To...
Jake Springs
How much time should I wait between family loan and applying?
We have $70,000 of credit card debt that gives us a very bad debt:income ratio. My parents are willing to lend us most of the money to pay that credit card debt off so that we can get a good cashout refi. But I know t...
Melonie McCallum
Cash out on home below ARV of $50K
Hello, I have a property that has been paid off. Its current value is less than $50K. I have tried to cash out the equity in the home but have been told that it could not be done as the bank will only consider loans ...
Eric Palmer
New dentist: balance between paying student loans & beginning REI
Good morning BP! First post, here’s my intro: I’m a new dentist finishing a 1 year residency training soon, the plan is to then work in a group private practice for 2-3 years then become a practice owner.One big quest...
Jeremy Jackson
Buying with credit card......can I borrow money for free, really?
So, I'm on to my next property (buy and hold). I'm wanting to put as little cash as possible up front for the next one. I'm buying in the 10-25k price range. I have two credit cards. Current balance of $0 on both...