3 Risks and Drawbacks of Using Home Equity When Investing
Life isn’t all peaches and cream when dealing with home equity loans & lines. They sound great, but you need to understand the risks of such loan products.
Refinancing
How Do You Cash Out a Sandwich Lease?
Having done hundreds of lease purchase deals—most of them whereby we stay in the middle or our partners stay in the middle, called a sandwich lease—I'm asked weekly how the…
Loans for House Flipping: Options for Real Estate Investors
There are many loan options for investors doing fix and flips—from hard money to lines of credit to crowdfunding and more. Learn what some of the best options are and…
How I Went From 3 to 20 Properties Using the Power of Home Equity Loans
After rehabbing a few properties, my progress came to a standstill. I was held up by the second-to-last "R" in the BRRRR strategy, the dreaded “refinance.” I needed more cash…
How to Use a HELOC to Buy Real Estate
Using a home equity line of credit, popularly known as a HELOC, is one of my favorite creative strategies for investing in real estate. A HELOC allows you to purchase…
5 Ways to Get Your Refinances Approved
The numbers, while very important, aren't the be-all, end-all of getting a refinance. Banking is still a people business and you need to master the art of coming off professional,…
VA IRRRL & Cash-Out Refinance: How Veterans Can Lower Monthly Payments
Are you a veteran with a VA loan looking to lower interest rates and monthly payments by refinancing via a VA IRRRL or cash-out refinance? Get info here!
FHA Streamline Refinance: How to Lower Your Monthly Payment & Preserve Home Equity
What is an FHA streamline refinance and how can it benefit you? If you have an FHA loan on your home, refinancing ASAP could save you major money.
#AskBP 043: Should I Pay Off my HELOC or Reinvest in a New Property?
On this episode of the #AskBP Podcast, Mindy Jensen shares her thoughts on whether it is a good idea to pay off a home equity line of credit or use…
Equity in Real Estate is Dead Money — and This Case Study Proves It
Equity in real estate is dead money. Before I go any further, I can read minds… I know what you’re thinking: “What are you talking about, Jeff? My net worth…
#AskBP 007: Should I Use a Home Equity Loan (or a Home Equity Line of Credit) to Invest in Real Estate?
In this episode of the #AskBP Podcast, Brandon Turner explains how to tap into your home equity to purchase investment properties. You’ll learn the difference between a loan and a…
HELOC’s are Back – Should Investors Use them?
As home prices have risen, the return of the Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) has followed. They’re not easy to get, but anyone involved in real estate (or read…
What’s Better, a Home Equity Loan or a HELOC—(Home Equity Line of Credit?)
Traditional bank financing can be a challenge for anyone, especially those who need it for the first time. I was trying to get traditional bank financing to do my real…
