I got this idea in my head, but I want to know if this is not only possible, but legal. So I was thinking of increasing my cash flow by allowing family/close associates to pay a portion of my mortgage, and in return g...

Thank you for taking the time to read this post!  To give a little background, I studied Finance at CU Boulder and have worked in construction my whole life.  So RE investing is right up my alley and I am so pumped to...

Thought this might be a good topic in these declining times. . .

The question is how much of your real estate investments should be leveraged?

Good Afternoon All,Forgive my "newbie-ness".Up until now I was using my own cash to buy, fix, and flip/rent properties, and shied away from using lenders. I've since reconsidered, as I know utilizing loans can help gr...

I am trying to learn how to leverage FHA loans and BRRR to my advantage.  My understanding is that I have to live in the house I buy if I am using an FHA loan.  Can I refinance as soon as the rehab is complete?  If th...

Hi, my name is Bryson Sumrall. Being new to the world of real estate investing, I do not fully understand how I can become secure in a property that I leverage. If I leverage a deal, what protects me from a bank calli...

I've come to a fork in the road and I need some guidance!!

I currently have a lot of personal debt and my goal is to become a full time buy and hold investor. I don't know if I should aggressively pay down m...

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I love the site so far! I'll try to keep this short.

My question regards leverage. I own two properties, a SFH and a 5-plex. I'd like to continue buying properties (my goal is 2 p...

I bought a SFR from a trust that buys Tax Lien properties. They quit claimed the tax deed to me. I have had it for a year and rented for 8 months. I'm trying to figure out how to present it to a loan officer so I...

For those of you who use HELOCs for leverage to buy more properties, what reason do you give on the HELOC application? My application asks specifically what home improvements I'm using the HELOC for and asks for writt...