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Holden Smith Save for down payment or payoff debt before investing
28 May 2015 | 8 replies

I am 25 and my wife is 27. We take home about $4,500 a month. We have a mortgage on our home that we bought just 2 years ago (no equity) and have about $80,000 in student loan debt at about 5%. I am looking for advise...

Austin Godwyn Hi everyone, starting out in real estate investing & have q's..
2 January 2023 | 4 replies

Hello everyone, I am looking to start investing into some real estate.. Specifically looking to get into some kind of multi family home or a duplex where I can do some sort of house hack deal. I have about $170k cash ...

Colin Leach How to go from deal #1 to deal #2
29 March 2018 | 26 replies

I finally took the plunge and purchased a buy and hold rental property in Oct 2017. Rehab went a little over budget. Rehab took a little longer than expected. Took a little longer to find a tenant because I believe I ...

Prasanna K. Advantages of a full cash offer for investment property (in TX)
1 May 2021 | 3 replies

Given the current situation, to make offers attractive some folks are considering full cash offers. Any idea what would be the rough closing cost advantage between full cash versus 25% down on a $300K property. I am a...

Jose M. 10% Capex 10% Repairs 5% Vacancies MAXED OUT?
9 December 2020 | 6 replies

Hello Humans,
New investor here. I understand that it is good idea to save 10/10/5 percent on capex repairs and vacancies, but at what point do you stop saving (or do you)? In a couple years, it is possible to save $...

Ryan Lewis Using cash vs. HELOC for next investment property
12 September 2023 | 3 replies

Hi BP community - I'm an investor with 3 SFHs in the Nashville area looking to acquire my first small multifamily property (2-4 units).
I'm trying to determine the best approach for the 25% downpayment, comparing usi...

Erik Gortze Duplex negative cash flow
28 May 2018 | 9 replies

If purchasing a duplex in our preferred location doesn't have a positive cash flow with 1 side rented out and me in the other side, would it still be worth it to save over 500 a month in paying Rent?

Matthew Hontz II Best Multi Family Purchases in California?
19 July 2022 | 7 replies

Hello! Currently I have around 10k+ saved and recently just started as a real estate agent. What are the avenues to invest in a multi family here in California? Do I need more cash on hand for a loan? Is it better to ...

Zachary Taylor Do you separate your expense reserves from your cash flow?
2 January 2017 | 4 replies

Hello everyone,I'm wondering how people handle their expense reserves and cash flow.  Do you keep it in the same account? Do you separate the two? Do you put the expense reserves in a checking and cash flow into a sav...

Joe Boggin What did you have save when starting out?
1 July 2013 | 4 replies

How much money did u have saved staring out? Did u have a primary and bought ur first flipper/rental with cash? Did u get a second mortgage for an investment property with a heavy down payment? Would you try to bor...