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Any Lenders Asking for Less Than 20-25% Down Payment?

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Brian Adzadi
from Allentown, Pennsylvania

posted about 3 years ago

Hello BP Family

First I want to thank you all for help guiding me in acquiring my first rental property.

My only dilemma is that I really want to buy more rental properties but the down payment required by many of the lenders are a minimum of 20% or higher (They said that is the new requirement set up by Fannie and Freddie on investment properties). Just this rental property I acquired took up  most of the capital I had to invest.

However, I see my colleagues here on BP who are saying they are acquiring their 5th-10th property. I just want to know what lender are they using to obtain these properties without using so much of their own capital.

All in all I just want to know if there are any lenders out there, that you guys know, who are willing to mortgage a property without requiring a high down payment?

I cannot house-hack. I don't want to use hard-money lenders. The credit unions I know ask for an 75%-80% LTV so that is out. I may be willing to do a partnership.

Please BP members, tell me your secret.

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Brent Coombs
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replied about 3 years ago

@Brian Adzadi , afaik, it's still only 15% for investment SFRs (only). 

Here at BP, I read that the easiest way of getting your initial 20-25% deposit back is by making sure that every deal you do has more than 25% extra equity built into it, so that you can refinance 6 months later up to the same 75-80% LTV, which would have your Lender loaning you back your original deposit - as cash-out for your next "BRRRR" Buy!

Does your first deal have that 25%+ extra equity built in? 

If not - it's back to: saving up! [They do say: Money's made (or lost) when you Buy!] Good luck.

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