Finally, the bond fund. It deals exclusively in “investment-grade” bonds, 70% government, the rest corporate. It holds pieces of 4,301 bonds, most of it Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (Which, curiously, Vanguard regards as government bonds. Even though Fannie and Freddie are officially priva...
Freddie Mac's pilot included both middle-tier investors and affordable homes in select large- investor portfolios and demonstrated how a secondary market infrastructure focused on SFRs affordable at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI) could be created and operated, particularly for middle-...
On the positive side, a portfolio of multiple rental properties equates to more income, provided a thoroughrental property analysis, conducted before you consider purchasing anything, has yielded positive results. In addition, once you’ve established a positive cash flow on your first investment pro...
Leverage means borrowing money to help finance an income-producing asset. The most common form of leverage in real estate is taking out a mortgage. Using leverage to buy an investment property gives you the advantage of starting a real estate business with little money. Moreover, it allows...
Urban Development, FHA insures mortgages, reimbursing lenders in the event of homeowner default. FHA programs, which are intended for owner-occupants, also allow borrowers to rent out a separate unit on the property, be it a duplex, triplex or four-unit; however, a rental income factor ...
“In an interview on Larry Kudlow’s show in August 2010, he (Frank) said “I hope by next year we’ll have abolished Fannie and Freddie … it was a great mistake to push lower-income people into housing they couldn’t afford and couldn’t really handle once they had it....
Which raises a simple question: if cash is what’s holding you back from building passive income from rental properties, how can you get started in the investment property game with less cash? Try these ten ideas to minimize the cash you need to start building your own rental portfolio. Wit...