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Austin Negron Using a Gift to Pull Off Househack
14 January 2021 | 5 replies

Learnt some interesting stuff today. For using an on 3&4 unit MF, you cannot use a gift as cash reserves. I believe you need at least 3 months of cash reserves (at least according to 1 lender). BUT! You can use th...

Michael Guzik If you want something done right... Do it yourself...?
8 December 2017 | 11 replies

Howdy BP Community! I'm a beginning investor trying to house hack here in the best state in the country TEXAS. Sorry California, New York and Florida but you can't compete where you don't compare... ;) My question is ...

Ben Leybovich Looks a lot like deflation boys and girls - hope you've got some CF
26 September 2014 | 24 replies

Are you seeing what's happening to commodities?

Chris Pontello Avoiding a short sale through creative financing
26 January 2025 | 6 replies

Hi BP community!
Have an interesting situation, looking for ideas on the best way to solve a problem for a distressed homeowner.
The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran...

20 May, 2024
Fundamentals of Funding: How to Find the Right Lender for Your Next Rental

Financing rental properties is a common roadblock that prevents many rookies from investing in real estate, but finding a great lender doesn’t have to be difficult! We’ve got some timely tips, tricks, and tools that w...

Ryan Johnston Hard Money Lenders for First Time Flip - Tampa, FL
24 May 2020 | 12 replies

Hey BP,Just moved to the Tampa area and I'm finally going to begin flipping houses here. I've been waiting to move into this market for about 8 months and I'm super excited to be here. I was wondering if anyone had an...

Sachin Amin I hit plateau in REI - how to scale up?
24 January 2022 | 44 replies

Have a great fulltime job with good pay and benefits - After investing in multiple states (8 units in total) (full turnkey) hit a plateau ( 1% rent rule, 9% PM fee, rent ready expense which offset your yearly ROI :) :...

Marcel B. FICO Score: Best way to increase it.
5 January 2022 | 20 replies

Hello,I plan on buying my first multifamily this summer with an FHA loan. My lender said that I need a min. 650 FICO score and that they "take the middle score". My scores are as follows:Experian FICO Score 2: 586Expe...

Rob Simpson Owner Finance, Seller Carry-backs - How it Affects My Mortgage
21 June 2012 | 16 replies

Rob, I think you would trigger the due on sale clause, but these forums discuss buying property subject to the existing mortgage, so maybe search that phrase and see what it says and if you could use it.

NOTE FROM MO...

Jess Jones Advice for refinance options
16 February 2022 | 14 replies

Hey all. I'm new to real estate investing and am looking to purchase my first BRRRR in the next couple months. I'm pre-approved through a local bank that has a line of credit designed specifically for these type of in...