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Richard Simms Brokers tell me an equity loan is not an option?
22 June 2019 | 8 replies

I've recently wanted to get into real estate investing but I've spoken with two chain brokers (Aussie and Lendi) who have both told me that I can't get an equity loan out. One just told me I can't with no further info...

Jennipher Jess Smart Move to Take Out a HELOC Now?
21 May 2023 | 8 replies

Hello, I live in the Dallas area and currently have the option to take out $150,000 - $374000 on our home in a type of HELOC at a fixed rate of 8.03% on an 18-year term. Would it be wise to take out the min or the max...

Sunile Manjee HELOC in texas, Primary Residence
8 July 2018 | 7 replies

I have 20% equity in my home in houston, tx.  I would like to know if there is anyway to get HELOC on my home.  I am reading conflicting results during my web search.

Michael Morgan First time thinking of investing with my first home.
10 January 2017 | 1 reply

I bought my first house, built in 1999 (3/2/2, 1730 sqft, 0.13 acre) in Phoenix, AZ for 166,500 back in 2003 with 4.875% 7/1 ARM (now at 3.375%). I owe about $113,000 on it now. It is currently valued against 12 ...

Ben M. Using money from home equity
15 January 2019 | 2 replies

I understand you can borrow money from your home equity to invest but what about getting approved for the conventional loan for your investment property? Wouldn’t you still have issues getting approved for the convent...

N/A N/A Hard-equity lending, consider these creative techniques
20 September 2006 | 4 replies

Hard Money funding is often used to finance projects that are considered by most to be unconventional!

Most call it Creative Real Estate Investing!

The reality of it all is that Creative Real Estate Investing techni...

Kent Harris Ten house limitiation
17 July 2015 | 3 replies

I just purchased my tenth house on Monday and all was fine and put an eleventh house on an earnest money contract on Wednesday to be closed July 31st. What I have been doing to purchase my houses is getting a short te...

Steve Rogers Questions about Home Equity Loans/HELOC and rental properties
30 October 2016 | 2 replies

HiI currently own (fully paid off) a 2 bedroom townhouse that, according to sources I've looked up, would be worth around 110K as I recently put 10K into the house to fix it up and get it in pristine condition.  I liv...

Grant Loeffelbein Home Equity Loan vs. Cash-Out Refi with higher interest rates
20 April 2022 | 2 replies

I have been listening to the podcast almost daily for quite a while, and I always hear about people doing a "cash-out refi" to pull out equity.  My question is - why do I not hear more about people doing home equity l...

Bob Ross What is the point of a home equity loan?
22 August 2023 | 8 replies

I bought a fixer upper as my first home and was able to build some good equity. I tried to get a home equity loan with the intention to make a down payment on an investment property with the funds.I was told I could n...