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Cameron Ellis Newbie: Finding Financing
4 July 2013 | 9 replies

How's it going BP?
Im having trouble finding anyone that will finance me, I'm a 19yr old college student, fair credit 650+, 3yrs on my current job, never missed a payment on any of my credit lines, paid my first v...

Josip Galic Home Equity Loans
25 May 2015 | 8 replies

What have your experiences been like with Home Equity Loans? Positive and negatives; what caused you to use them versus other forms of credit?

Brian G. DTI and House Hacking a 4 Plex
25 July 2017 | 10 replies

I'm trying to figure out how to calculate what my maximum total purchasing power is on a OO (house hack) 4 plex.

I have no consumer debt of any kind with one outstanding mortgage of approx. 87k on a cash flow positi...

Corey Norman Pre-qualification with multiple banks - credit score hit?
15 March 2020 | 1 reply

We’re thinking of getting a personal loan from *another bank for mortgage for our own home (just moved). Does our credit score get hit multiple times if we inquire from several banks/lenders? *Currently have a constru...

Matthew Wright Does Owner Finance show up on "borrowers" DTI
8 June 2017 | 1 reply

If I were to be the buyer in an owner finance scenario, is there any way that would make it to my credit, in terms of it being visible as a debt? This is important, since there wont be any income in this case, to off ...

Anthony Dohman Investing or Personal Finance? What makes sense?
2 June 2022 | 1 reply

Hello! My wife and I are new to investing, and we just finished Rich Dad, Poor Dad. We have about $120,000 worth of college debt, but we're hoping to learn to master our money and start real estate investing within th...

Mark A. Tenant screening - Subpar credit score...but...
20 March 2017 | 29 replies

We are thinking about renting our 3 bedroom apartment to a family (2 parents and a 20 year old child).  The family just sold their house and received approx $200k from the sale.  Seems like they moved out due to finan...

Deborah R. rental applicants with bad credit -give them a chance to explain?
22 June 2017 | 13 replies

I am managing our first property by myself for the first time.  I am doing it "by the book" - Brandon Turner's book.   Rent is $1500/month for this SFH.  I have two applicants (single mom and a couple) who seemed grea...

Christina Gray Rental Properties for beginners
14 December 2022 | 15 replies

Ready to invest in rental property in upstate ny, but I am having a hard time finding a bank willing to mortgage the property. Any suggestions/ advice? did anyone experience this? if so, how did you overcome this obst...

Roberto Westerband First Lien HELOC Strategy
8 September 2024 | 168 replies

What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...