Alexander Grullon
I want to borrow but don’t know what
Helllo there and thank you for all that reply and give me advice very appreciated thanks Warren buffet said it is a good time to borrow money right now. I’m looking to buy my first multi family property to start my RE...
Patrick Britton
Need clarification for VA borrower and multi-family
I have a military buyer looking to buy a MFR property and house hack. I'm getting conflicting advice from the loan officers and hope Bigger Pockets can help.In short, MUST a VA borrower put down 20% (or any amount fo...
DA Nguyen
Borrow to invest in crowdfunding REI - interest deductible?
I'm looking to withdraw a small amount out of my HELOC to invest in a few crowdfunding deals. I believe income from crowdfunding deals (regardless of whether it's debt, preferred equity or equity) is considered passiv...
Sherrie P.
Buying rental property with money borrowed against stocks
Has anyone ever borrowed money through a bank using your stocks and bonds as collateral?
We could sell the stocks and pay cash for the property, but we would have to pay at least 15% cap. gains.
We woul...
Joshua Dorkin
Borrow or Lend Money Online - Cool New Site
Hey everyone, we just found a new site, created by the founder of E-Loan, called Prosper.com. The site allows anyone to become a hard money lender. People needing a loan can submit their project/need, and people (le...
Charlie Chung
Borrowing via Owner financing - Impact on D/E
Hi, here's a question:If I have a choice in buying a house between conventional & seller-financing, are there any credit benefits to the latter? I.e. would future lenders calculate my debt-to-equity ratios in the ...
Bob Malecki
Thoughts on renting property back to former borrower
We have a SFR in Michigan that was taken back at the FC sale last December and the redemption period expires on June 6th. The borrower may still be in the property and one strategy we considered is to approach the bor...
Hoang P.
How to borrow more money for investment properties
Hi everyone, I don't have much experiences in borrowing money and would like to ask for advices. Here is my sum up situation:
I bought my 1st rental property in Oct 2008. Currently I own 5 rental properties + my Home...
Ryan Whitelaw
Two borrowers, two properties each, equals 4 properties???
Hi All. First post for me.
My business partner and I purchased a rental 9 months ago with all cash. Now we're looking to do a cash out refi to purchase another property, but our mortgage broker informed us that o...
Narinder Gill
Borrow from 401k to invest in real estate
Is it good idea to use funds from 401K to buy a cash flowing SFR? I have about 105k in 401k. Minimum payment will come out of my biweekly paycheck to pay off the borrowed money. What are the pros/cons of doing this? ...