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Hello, I've been looking into buying my first property and wanted to use a conventional loan on a 2-4 unit property. Can I put 5% down with a co-signer that it is not a family member? (I need a Co-signer because i'm y...
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I found a good deal that I really like for $160K, which has excellent cash flow potential. Initially, I was planning for a quick sale and contacted my private money lender for a hard money loan. My plan was to put dow...
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What's up BP community? I've got a buddy trying to post a question on this forum, but he's having trouble getting his account set up for some reason. Being the good friend I am, I told him I'd post his question. So wi...
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Newbie question here...
From the sellers perspective what are the benefits of a buyer offering $100k cash vs $100k through a conventional mortgage lender?
The obvious one I understand of giving the seller the opti...
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Hey BP....need advice from some you you seasoned professionals. I've been pre-qualified for a FHA loan but have not found a home. I'm qualified for 115k but I'm being kinda picky and unsure. I want to make a smart dec...
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Hi BP Mortgage pro's,
theoretical scenario: a doctors loan was used to buy a primary residence rental portfolio piece, while talking with the loan officer @ big bank name about how it would be used as a rental portfo...
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Curious thoughts on the following scenario.Current SFR with $51k loan at 8.125%, just purchased with around 10% built-in equity on the property, $250 monthly cashflow (post expenses). Current individual stock portfoli...
Raking in twelve thousand dollars each month from only four rentals might seem like pie in the sky, but that’s the power of investing (and reinvesting!) in short-term rentals. Find the right market and property, and y...
If you want to start investing in real estate, you’ll need to know how to get a mortgage. But with so many home loans available, which is the right one to pick? Do you go FHA or conventional? Do you work with your loc...
Want to scale your real estate portfolio faster? These investment property loans can help. Most real estate investors get stuck early on in their journey. They buy some properties and build up some comfortable cash fl...