977: Seeing Greene: Exiting Bad Deals, Going Over Budget, & the BEST First Rental

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

Every investor would love some extra cash flow…but at what cost? Does it make sense to go all in on a large down payment so that more money trickles in each month? If you want minimal debt, have no plans to scale, and are confident that your new property will appreciate, perhaps. But if your goal is to buy more rental properties and build your portfolio as quickly as possible, there are much better ways to leverage your cash position. In this Seeing Greene, we help a new investor navigate this exact scenario when buying his first property!

Next, we hear from someone whose earnest money deposit (EMD) is wrapped up in a failed medium-term rental. Should she cut her losses and walk away from the deal or weather the storm until the property can cash flow? Stick around to find out! Finally, we chat with an investor who has gone over his rehab budget and finds himself knee-deep in high-interest credit card debt. David and Rob walk him through the steps that will allow him to consolidate his bad debt and turn a ROUGH situation into MORE rentals!

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In This Episode We Cover

Whether you should ever force cash flow with a larger down payment

The BEST first rental property to buy (and how much money you’ll need)

Saving up for ONE property versus buying multiple rentals

Creative ways to get out of a BAD deal (and when to ride it out instead!)

How to get back in the green after overshooting your rehab budget

And So Much More!

(00:00) Intro

(01:30) Which Rental Should I Buy?

(07:34) The Medium-Term Rental Fiasco

(15:23) Comment Section Callout

(19:06) Help, I’ve Gone OVER Budget!

(33:05) Ask Us Your Question!

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