We own 2 homes in Sacramento and a home in Anchor Bay, California. One in Sacramento is a residence, one is a rental, and the small home in Anchor Bay has been a vacation home for us. My husband and I are ending our w...
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We are in the process of doing a cash out. We’re shooting for a heloc but unfortunately my credit union doesn’t offer them, so I’m shopping around. If we decide on cash out where do I put it? I’d like to find somethin...

I have 5 sfr rentals right now. Closing on my sixth. It's va foreclosure so it's taking a min. The couple of banks Im using don't want lend me more money right now. So, I'm looking for another bank. High 700 credit sc...

Investment and commercial properties have different loan requirements than residential properties.
A higher down-payment is required. The minimum is 25%. This is the first key difference.
The reason for this: banks...

Hello fellow investors,I'm in a predicament. A property that was approved for a short sale by the bank has now denied my offer (after 5 months) and the bank wants next to retail.In this scenario I figured I would sub2...

I was reading an article that banks look for at least 2 years experience from an investor. I wanted to know how true that is and how do new investors over come that hurdle. Besides the 20 or 25% down payment, what els...

It's a good time to be on the sidelines and earn some cash while continuing to shop around for your next real estate deal. A high paying money market account is a great way to place your money. Unfortunately a lot o...

I have a friend I’m trying to help. He owns his own business and makes good money, $200-$300K per year, but he also has many tax write-offs so he shows a much smaller yearly income on his tax returns. His dilemma is h...