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Do I pay down mortgage to remove PMI faster?I am in escrow on my first ever house, it will be my primary home. It’s three bed two bath on 6 trees acres with animal corrals, outhouse, fire pit, etc. I will be renting o...
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Hi all!I’m in the Kansas City area and have had the dream of getting into home renovation and rentals for several years now and am at a season where I can finally pursue that intentionally. I’m partnering with a frien...
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Hey everybody, I'v got a question about a pushing a last minute short sale through after the owner has declared bankruptcy and elected not to keep the house. That was in October of 2011. However there was a recent not...
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I need help determining which of our money options we should use to fund our first deals.
We have access to money through a self directed ira, some liquid cash (15kish), or a large available credit from c.c.s (0% ty...
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Just purchased my 2nd home in Colorado last Fall 2018, I didn’t keep the first one in order to use the proceeds to eliminate debt and use fund for down payment to attain a lower funding fee. Now I am in the process of...
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Hi fellow BP Colleagues! I am searching for a lender that will provide a HELOC in the 1st lien position on 3 rental properties I own. I am finding lots of evidence of this elusive loan product around the BP forums,...
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I've been stalking the forums for a few weeks now; love everything that I'm learning here!I just received a tax refund check in the mail*, and I'm wondering what some smart people would suggest doing. *Before you ask ...
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Hey all,Looking for some help analyzing the right move. I am torn between cashing out this property and selling it to pay off lots of student loans and vehicle debt and another house flip vs keeping to continue rentin...
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Snapshot of issue:
I have accumulated 5 small multi-families. 4 in Indiana, 1 in Portland, OR. Through that have had to heavily renovate one and two others with significant tenant turn over needs this past year. I ha...
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My wife and I are considering selling a rental to pay off our student loans and are having a hard time making the best decision for our future. Here is the situation:Our student loans are about 90k total at an average...