bclark85
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Hi all, looking for some advice from those of you that have been doing this for a while and are way more experienced than I am. My goal is to start acquiring several single family rental homes here in AZ that generate a steady monthly cash flow. If the deal looks right, I would most likely flip a home if it made me some quick cash to fund the purchase of more rental homes, but for the most part I would like to purchase and hold them as rentals for income.
I purchased my first home 3 years ago when I was 24 and bought it for a great price. I have about 50k equity in it now. I have a great renter in it and I am making about $200 a month off it (nothing great, I know). I recently got married and my wife and I own another home that we live in now and would like to rent out also.
Here is my dillema: We found another home we liked and I tried to get financed for it but was told be 3 diff lenders that I can only qualify for a conventional loan since I already have two fha loans out for my other two homes. I don't have the capital available to put down 20% on a conventional loan. The goal is to buy a fixer upper, fix it up while we live in it, then rent it and move onto the next...rinse and repeat. I would love to hear some of your advice and poke holes in my plan if you see fit. Thanks everyone!
I purchased my first home 3 years ago when I was 24 and bought it for a great price. I have about 50k equity in it now. I have a great renter in it and I am making about $200 a month off it (nothing great, I know). I recently got married and my wife and I own another home that we live in now and would like to rent out also.
Here is my dillema: We found another home we liked and I tried to get financed for it but was told be 3 diff lenders that I can only qualify for a conventional loan since I already have two fha loans out for my other two homes. I don't have the capital available to put down 20% on a conventional loan. The goal is to buy a fixer upper, fix it up while we live in it, then rent it and move onto the next...rinse and repeat. I would love to hear some of your advice and poke holes in my plan if you see fit. Thanks everyone!
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