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Starting rental business
Buying & Selling Real Estate
Madison, Wisconsin
Starting rental business

Looking at getting started we don’t have enough for the initial down payment of 20%. We are in our low 30s and own a home. Our bank suggests we can take a lien out on the house we own. Or do we wait another 1.5 years to save the money ourselves. We currently have approximately 30k to put down. we...

Private Capital / Promissory Note Structure: Asset backed Financing.
Private Lending & Conventional Mortgage Advice
Madison, Wisconsin
Private Capital / Promissory Note Structure: Asset backed Financing.

Hey everyone, I know the core focus here is real estate, but I wanted to tap into this community's experience with private lending, promissory notes, and alternative yield structures. Does this sound reasonable or interesting to you? My family and I operate a high-demand retail and service busine...

Looking to Learn More About Madison WI Market
Market Trends & Data
Madison, Wisconsin
Looking to Learn More About Madison WI Market

Hello everyone, I’m new to the BiggerPockets community and excited to be here. I currently live in Massachusetts but own a single family rental property in Madison, Wisconsin. My wife and I previously lived in the home and decided to keep it as a rental rather than sell it, largely because of our...

New landlord-Tracking income, mortgage, and expenses
General Landlording & Rental Properties
Madison, Wisconsin
New landlord-Tracking income, mortgage, and expenses

Good morning everyone. I recently closed on my first triplex and had a couple questions about Tracking Expenses. None of the books I have read so far have gone in much detail on tracking expenses, rent, and payments. It's only a triplex (also possibly looking to buy the next door quadplex as well...

Starting rental business
Buying & Selling Real Estate
Madison, Wisconsin
Starting rental business

Looking at getting started we don’t have enough for the initial down payment of 20%. We are in our low 30s and own a home. Our bank suggests we can take a lien out on the house we own. Or do we wait another 1.5 years to save the money ourselves. We currently have approximately 30k to put down. we...