John Bucci
Re-finance with partial seller financing?
If I purchase a rental property with 45k cash down and 25k in seller finance, 10% interest only, with a balloon in 3-5 years will a bank allow me to take out a mortgage on the property and cash out in order to pay off...
Jamel Hamka
Debt Free Home Buying...Does the Dave Ramsey Plan actually work?
This is not going to be a popular post because I am going to talk about debt free investing. That means never using debt or private lending for real estate. First, let me state that I don’t believe Dave Ramsey is the ...
Lisa Marie
Should I finance my renovations via credit card?
Dear BP,I closed on my first home/investment property. An old, out-dated home with a ton of potential. The max I want to go is $15-20K.Rather than using my own cash, I was thinking about financing the project for a ye...
Vijay Kumar B.
Planning to buy a Lennar property in Hutto - Need advice - First time investor
Hi All This is my first post in BP. Great community here. Glad I could find this. I have a primary in California and looking for my first investment property in Austin. There are some new home under construction in Hu...
Parker Larsen
HELOC vs Cash Out Refi
So I’m having some analysis paralysis with looking at a Cash out refi vs a HELOC on my primary residence. To paint a picture, living in a townhome and will rent it out when we move in 2-4 years. I want to take advanta...
Dan Williams
Is this long-term strategy good?
Hello All,Goal: to provide a fatFIRE lifestyle at a typical retirement age. Currently, I'm 43 and my retirement age would be 68. My wife and I own 2 duplexes and 9 SFM for 13 units, we cash flow about $5,500 a month...
Matt Abi
Buying Multi Unit Property with FHA but with fixed budget
Hi fellas,I am new to BiggerPockets and would love to ask my first question. I am total newbie when it comes to real estate investment. I have a well paying FT job in the Bay area and also e-commerce business on the ...
Kevin Parnella
Retirement funds to purchase an investment property
Hi all,I am about to change jobs and will be purchasing an investment property once my vehicle is paid off in 2016. I emailed my HR person to obtain a Terms of Withdrawal to review if my next employer will allow for l...
J.Michael Edwards-Toepel
401k, cash, & strategy for beginning to build a rental portfolio
Hey folks!I had some trouble figuring out where this fits, as it's more of a strategic decision I'm hoping to get some other perspectives about. I'm going to just kind of bare all of the thoughts that have been slowly...
Kevin Favorite
Starting out in Baltimore Here is my Plan
Hello folks, I just want to start off by saying I have enjoyed all the discussions on here and the wealth of information being shared! It never really occurred to me that I could or should think about real estate ...