Flipping properties with Credit cards

Flipping properties with Credit cards

Real Estate Agent · Richardson, TX · Member since 2014 · 511 posts · 161 votes

I've read a few blogs regarding using credit cards to fix and flip properties. I have two main concerns and I was hoping could give me some advice: 

1. Credit score: How does a cash advance impact your credit score? Let's say you have a credit line for 10,000 and decide to do a cash advance for the full 10,000. Wouldn't that impact your credit score since your debt/credit ratio is 100 %? 

2. Cash Advance fees. So far I've seen cards that charge 3-5 % as fees for the cash advance. Has anyone be able to negotiate these terms? 5 % seems a bit too high. 

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Madison Heights, MI · Member since 2014 · 471 posts · 132 votes
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The decrease in FICO from maxing a credit card is only temporary. OTOH, the more you push the limits of your cards, the more likely the banks are to increase your limits..

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