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Refinancing a hard money loan
I currently have a rental property that I've had a HML on for too long now. I can't seem to refinance because of my credit score. I've tried several lenders but have had no success. Ive heard of checking out private money lenders but it seems as though I run right back into HML's. I only owe $35,000 and would really appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction. I want to keep the property but the fees are eating me up. Not sure if I should just sell the property, pay off some debt so that my credit is up to par and then start over with rentals or what. Advice please!
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Kevin Raye buy & hold is ultimately where you want to be, but there's a right time for each strategy. Right now, ~$70k of Income and some debt reduction will go far to help your creditworthiness. Credit used wisely is a key to long term growth in REI.
Unless a good portion of what looks like equity, (because you didn't break down where the rest of the funding for the property came from) is debt to someone else - it looks like your best option is to sell and keep moving forward.