I just listened to a long podcast about using a HELOC on a primary residence to pay down the principal balance aggressively. Has anyone had any success with this? Can you walk me through the process?

Help-- should I do this? I just negotiated an owner financing deal that I am happy with. I like the down payment and the monthly payment. The property is distressed, and I will be getting it for a good price. He wants...

I was wondering if you guys include principal deduction as part of the cash on cash return calculations. I mean the equity is yours and will be able to cash out upon sale.

As our east-Austin-based development organization ramps up we are taking in additional cash from partners. We already have a fund set up to take money from accredited investors and would like to organize marketing ma...

Please forgive me, I am not an expert with this type of analysis!

My question is.. Should I buydown the mortgage, or not?

This is a 30-year fixed, 25% down, investment property.

The non-buydown in...

Do you need your RE license to buy and sell RE and make a profit off it in Michigan? If I would rather use a realtor for veiwing, buying and selling properties anyways, is it at all beneficial for me to get it? I woul...

If you have used a HELOC as a down payment do you calculate the monthly payoff of that draw as an expense when running numbers on a potential deal? Example: expenses+mtg+HELOC= total expenses. Initially I have been do...

I've tried to find the answer to this question over the past few days and have been unsuccessful. Everywhere I've read, including on BP, it's a "YES!!!...you CAN use your 401k to invest in RE" (rollover SEP-IRA, borr...

this is a newbie question but here is my background...I have been a silent partner in flips for the last year on two properties which will be getting the principal and profit back soon as they are under contract or ha...

First let me start with, I'm a residential investor and have only done a few small commercial deals as an agent. I'm considering developing some condos. I've talked to a few commercial lenders and gotten a few differe...