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Justin Craig leveraging properties
12 May 2016 | 0 replies

Looking to get more involved in real estate investing. I currently own two single family houses in depressed areas. I'm thinking about leveraging one house to enter condo/apartment rental investments.  I welcome any a...

Jimmy Humphrey Over Leveraged?
10 May 2024 | 116 replies

Hi,Listening to some of the podcasts and reading the blog, I keep feeling this inner red flag that keeps popping up in me.  I get the feeling that a lot of folks are advocating being over leveraged and taking on an un...

Vic Hartounian Invest with Leverage or no leverage for rental income
25 April 2019 | 13 replies

I invest for cash flow...Every pro advises to leverage...I get it when the market is going up. How about when market is at the top or almost there. Isn’t dangerous to invest with leverage ? Just like the gains are mul...

Kyle Grimm WHO ARE YOU? What do you do besides real estate?
7 November 2017 | 402 replies

Hello BP nation! My question for BP nation is what is your day job? Although we would love to be, most of us are not yet full time investors.  As I grow older and try to figure out the direction of my career, I love ...

Jacob Eddy Leverage / Down Payments
4 October 2016 | 3 replies

We recently not only discovered BiggerPockets, but real estate investing in general.  For over a decade, we've had a mindset of paying cash for anything and everything we own, except the house we live in.  While we st...

Michael Lewis LLC’s and leveraging
17 October 2018 | 1 reply

Hello fellow investors, quick question. I currently have 3 rental properties in my portfolio. 2 of which still have debt. All 3 are still in my name. I’d like to transfer them to an LLC however from what I understand ...

Joshua Kohl Leverage and reserves
28 September 2018 | 2 replies

How comfortable is everyone with leverage?  How much cash reserves do y’all like to have in case of emergencies?I’m just getting started.  Im under contract on a duplex.  I work full time currently and make good money...

Milton Rivera Determining Leverage Levels
28 June 2018 | 5 replies

Hello BP,I was wondering how do you evaluate/determine your comfort level with regards to leverage.  Typical SFH lender guidelines allow for (75-80%) leverage on properties and consider your debt to income ratio.  Por...

Jenson Buttwerworth Leveraged vs unleveraged
15 August 2018 | 3 replies

Hey everyone,I'm new to the BiggerPockets community. I am also new to the idea of real estate investing and more specifically earning income via rentals. My question is about choosing to go down the unleveraged path. ...