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Matthew Harding How to allocate my cash to get started
26 November 2022 | 6 replies

Hi all - looking to get started with long term rentals.  I am thinking of starting with 1 single family home. I have about $150k cash to get started.  Not sure if I should purchase a lower value home, finance a nicer ...

Bobby Burris Should I go for it
26 August 2024 | 4 replies

So I recently just purchased my first rental property. It's owned free and clear no debt but has taxed my expendable capital. I have an opportunity with an investor willing to invest in my rental business for another ...

Dustin Summers Private Lender (Down Payment) + Portfolio Lender Financing
24 July 2023 | 8 replies

Hey Team
The short version:
Who do I talk to about a deal where I have a private lender providing the downpayment and a standard portfolio lender providing the rest? Do I need to tell the portfolio lender that so...

Sarah Jenson Buying a property in cash at 21?
31 August 2023 | 7 replies

Hi there, I'm 21 years old and interested in entering the real estate market. I currently have a substantial amount of money, totaling a few hundred thousand dollars, available in cash. However, I'm facing challenges ...

Ricardo Lemus Full cash or mortgage
13 May 2024 | 12 replies

Hello guys, I would love to have some advice from this great community. Here is the dilemma. My wife and I think we found a good property for our rental property journey. This will be our very first rental property. W...

Karim Talbot Buying rental with cash vs financing.
30 June 2023 | 6 replies

First time getting into REI and my current plan is to buy with cash. Is that generally not a great idea?
Right now if I keep $340k in the bank at 4.5% I would earn $15471 in interest in a year.
If I use that...

Hariharan Elavarasan Paying Off Loans vs Waiting and Leveraging
8 December 2023 | 10 replies

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...

JR Paulemon Infinite Banking Concept
13 March 2021 | 19 replies

Hello BPA few weeks ago, I finished reading Becoming Your Own Bank (The Infinite Banking Concept) by R. Nelson Nash. Prior to reading the book I have been pursuing my 1st multi-family apartment deal in the Orange Cou...

Alex Silang The dangers of leverage? Could someone explain?
3 June 2014 | 6 replies

I don't completely understand this and need someone to explain it to me.

2 people have 50k equity in their 100k home. 1 decides to refinance and cash out 25k and bring the house back to 75% LTV. The other is ...

Ray Hayward Benefits of Private Financing
27 May 2014 | 3 replies

Hello, I am curious to know the benefits of doing private financing from an owners prospective. Why would someone be willing to do private financing on a home or investment property?