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Garrett Ayers Utilize FHA or Conventional Loan
3 February 2023 | 14 replies

Should I utilize an FHA loan on my first home purchase or use a conventional loan? I would be purchasing with the intent to rent it out after a year of living as the contract will require. Is an FHA a good investment ...

Rob Brown Pay off my house and buy smaller apartment deal, or keep loan on house and buy bigger apartment deal.
28 December 2014 | 7 replies

I got into real estate investing at a young age (19) and have bought and sold primarily residential properties since then. I have owned commercial property before (office buildings, shopping centers) but I thought I w...

Tate Meyhoff Putting money in Index Fund or keep in savings account
10 December 2021 | 6 replies

My wife and I are really excited to get going on our REI journey, with one problem.  We currently have enough liquid cash to purchase and rehab one investment property using conventional financing.  We would like to s...

Katherine Bremner Funding Downpayment/Loan options using existing properties
19 May 2023 | 6 replies

Hi BP Friends!
I’m a new(er) investor in Wisconsin in need of some advice on how best to fund an off-market 8 unit (long-term). Purchase price 700K.
A little about me: W2 job (160K), credit score 800, ~600K in 401K....

Jordan L. Of these 2 REOs, which would you pick?
30 March 2011 | 28 replies

I've got two homes I'm eyeing. Both built in 2005. Location the same. One's 1900 sq ft home selling for 190k. Will definitely rent out for $1500 a month. Another is 2950 sq ft home selling for 220k. Will definitely re...

Raul Leyte Top Three Real Estate Trends for 2016
13 March 2016 | 1 reply

The housing market continue to vastly improve in the past year and is expected to improve in 2016, many experts agree. However, in this new housing landscape, some trends are emerging that homebuyers, brokers and real...

Brian Linville To hell with financing - All Cash All the way???
17 February 2016 | 3 replies

If you had the cash to buy outright on one deal, versus using the same capital to fund financing on 3 or 4 more property deals....wouldn't it be more secure and better long term for rentals if you just bought outright...

Chandler Mohr House hacking in Lincoln, Nebraska. SFH or multifamily?
20 July 2020 | 3 replies

House hacking in Lincoln Nebraska. Not finding many multifamily property that fits my needs. Looking at SFH to live in and rent out the rooms, possible to cash flow that way? Best way to build equity fast?

Kelly Orth Flipping or rentals?
11 November 2021 | 4 replies

We are looking for a new flipping market for low end homes but this may prove more difficult than expected. We were looking for immediate cash returns so preferred flipping versus rentals. Any suggestions of where to ...

Jay Elvin Adding value to a kitchen
5 March 2017 | 5 replies

I'd like to add value to a kitchen of one of my properties.  I"m not looking for a complete makeover costing thousands but just a few new features.  Besides appliances, what would everyone recommend?  Cabinets are goo...