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I have 200000k for a down payment and the ability to get around another 400000k in lending from a lender I own 2 single family homes, 1 in California and one in Texas there both newer and knock on wood don’t give me...
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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? ...
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So I have been studying more and more into creative financing and different ways to purchase properties with a low amount of cash needed. I have also noticed that a lot of people want to get into real estate with a ve...
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Hi, My name is James Brown and I am new to real estate investing. I live in Michigan. I guess this is me reaching out for some help/advice. I previously just got licensed as a real estate agent. My credit is not so go...
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Good morning everyone, it's been a year since I last showed up here, looking for advice from investors with proven success records in real estate. I took your advice but was too timid to take the first step and dive ...
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Today I want to share when I acquired my first mortgage notes. It was November 2016 when I decided to pull the trigger after six months of research and building an excel model that lets just say I went overboard with....
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Hi all,I am working on a turnkey in Kansas City, MO and the appraisal (ordered by me through company referred by Lender) returned an appraisal that was $21k below the contract price ($162k ->$141k). The seller the...