Matt. I hear what you're saying and I feel I'm getting shot down everywhere I go. I really want to get a foot in the door somehow and be able to learn from someone who is making a good profit on property (developing, flipping or renting out)
I've never heard of Bird Dogging. Have to do some research on it.
Any suggestions where I might find some good info on it and what I would have to do to get a license for it if necessary?
How do you find the cash rich money poor people??
And where can I find a good mentor that will take me under his wing and show me how it's done? I'm willing to work for knowledge (and maybe a small salary) but the more research I'm doing the more it feels like 99% of the Real Estate Gurus are Scammers and they all want loads of money up front It's really hard to separate the genuine from the fakes.
If the 2:nd poster is correct banks don't lend if you get vendor financing anymore. Is this true or does it depend?
We have tried to get a rental for about 3 months now applied for about 10-12 apartments and applied with a pet rental agreement and a small resume for our dog and it seems like they pick people without dogs just to play it safe. We have never had problems getting a rental before and we have moved around 6 times in the last 5 years and probably looked at 200 apartments in that time.
We have mainly applied to a bit older properties with courtyards but still no luck and now I think it's a lot better if we just found a way to buy a house we could fix up and sell in a year as we are moving to Spain and we really need to get some money together for that.
Would it be possible to get a 80% loan of the estimated house? Or is it the actual purchase price you can get 80% of?
If I found a house and I bought it for under 80% of its value would I be able to get the whole purchase prize?
Or would a deferred payment of say 2 months work? That way I could buy a house in need of some renovations and fix it up and have it valuated again. And if that valuation would be 20% over the purchase price would I be able to borrow the whole purchase price from the bank?
And what if I bought a house with a granny flat or a room that I would rent out. Would that make a difference to the possibility of a loan?
I'm just trying to find ways to secure a loan for a no money or very little money down mortgage. We really want to get a house that we can fix up and possibly sell for a profit in a year. Especially now when our landlord called and told us she is pushing the rent up from 240$ to 350$… insanity!! And it seems impossible to find a place to rent if you have a dog.
So that is final? I have to come up with 60k$ just to buy a flat in my area? That would mean I have to save 1000$ a month for 6 years and then the house prices would almost have doubled again so I would need 120K$. And I had to save another 6 years. And then I would need 240K$ but I would only have 120K$… And then I would have to save 1000$ for 12 years to save for a deposit… Well you see my point
There has to be a way around the 20% deposit otherwise I will never be able to afford a house.