What Is The Right Way To Buy Rental Property?

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You have done great for yourself. I’m trying to get onto the housing ladder at 40. I wish at 55 I will be testifying to similar success!

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How did you get the money for your first home and how did you triple your investment??

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[@freemanbooth]

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[@bernardwright891]

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[@GregActonCPA]

Yea, only keeping rental properties that you can pay cash for is insane! I have 3 rental properties and I have debt on all of them! They all cash flow really well. There is a smart way to do it. Don't over leverage, but use leverage. My 3 rental properties will help me pay off my debt so much faster than if I tried to pay off my house before investing.

[@danielmccraw6866]

Your a wise man .. I listen to Dave and learn alot from him, but I'm still a savvy investor too

[@bhp000]

I know. Chandler David Smith’s channel is about that. Makes some of us confused. Lol

[@GregActonCPA]

@@bhp000 Chandler has been able to use leverage to invest in so many properties. I don't have as many as him but I'm similar to Chandler as far as leverage goes.

[@bhp000]

@@GregActonCPA Yes! I found another one of his videos. He broke it down exactly how I’ve been learning from all of these dang on books. So I’m not going to let Dave get in my head. Also learning about how to get more property after the 4th home. Portfolio lending. Thanks for the response man! I subscribed to your channel an hour ago. So I will be taking notes from you too 👑

[@GregActonCPA]

@Rich Scali I'm sure it's possible to invest if in real estate if you don't see the property often. It all depends on the amount of risk you are willing to bare. Not checking on your property often comes with risks, you just need to decide if you are willing to take those risks.

[@HLB512]

I feel like Dave's philosophy is you have to have a high paying job and save. Pay for everything in cash and invest in mutual funds. That's it.

[@jeromenolabel]

Well yeah increase your income how is that a bad thing 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ONLY1KUDWE]

Or...lower your expenses.

[@wzeng02]

Haha - good summary. Dave advice is so outdated. His advise is great maybe 30-40 years ago. Nowadays, interest rate is zero. Why invest in real estate if you can’t leverage.

[@awakentotruthmichaelsmith4698]

You nailed it, the fact that so many listen to such simplistic and cookie cutter advice shoes the extreme lack of financial education people have

[@frozentundra7446]

@@wzeng02 "Interest rate is zero"? Where? Mars? Get real, buddy?! "Why invest in real estate if you can't leverage"? How about asking the people in Forebearance about leverage? Lastly, by using math, you cannot get Floreclosed on a property that is paid in full.

[@dorianmiele268]

I think you forgot to mention that if they kept their current home and rented it out, they would most likely have tenants pay off their mortgage every month and still have some cash flow left over. Debt isn’t scary if you can leverage it. The misuse and misunderstanding of debt is what hurts people 👀

[@Billybillybillyrocking]

But there is no guarantee at all they can leverage it. That is the difference.

[@RCJH2022]

@@Billybillybillyrocking NAH.. You want to leverage that thing. The real difference is what he touched on **You want to chose the house the house should not choose you** THAT is the difference.

[@nolanmendoza43]

Yeah, this is horrible advise IMO

[@No_One1_Special]

The problem, though, is if you're gonna use financial leverage, the unleveraged return must be LESS than the cost of borrowing. This is because overall cap rates are basically a weighted average between the equity and debt components. So, being able to leverage becomes much harder when mortgage rates are high. To use an example, if the cost of borrowing was, say 4.5% (early 2022 rates) at 75% loan to value, and the unleveraged return was, say, 9% overall cap rate, then the equity cap rate would be 18.2%. Personally, I would take 18.2% over 9% any day.

[@az21bob666]

covid happen and they dont pay rent for 2 years and you cant kick them out.

[@ryangoodale4454]

Dumb. Debt on a rental property is “good” debt. You use leverage to increase your return on investment. Dave is wrong

[@nextinvest8346]

Very true

[@MrInfrared90s]

Leverage what? More debt?

[@Tkenny35]

@@MrInfrared90s explanation of good debt and how I am currently using Leverage: I build a house and it cost me 100k. I pay for it all in cash. In order for me to double my money I have to sell it for 200k. The market says houses sell for around 140k in the area. How leverage gets involved: I get a loan for 80k and put 20k down. In order for me to double my money I have to sell it for 140k. I made the same 40k profit but instead of putting 100k all in I just put 20k in. leverage. Plus, I can build 5 houses if I had a loan. volume. Leverage. Plus I have more liquid cash instead of parking all my money in 1 house for 100k. Its all about personality and what you feel comfortable doing. Dave likes minimal risk and no debt so He pays all cash which is fine. I like to use as little as money as possible so I can have more money in the bank to do other things.

[@GregActonCPA]

Amen to that! I have 3 rental properties and they all have debt on them, but the cash flow is strong enough that I am paying off my debt so much faster than if I was trying to buy properties by cash only.

[@oya1277]

I have a rental property, that I've had for 12 years, I owe 100 k on it , I have $110 k cash and 50k in retirement should I payoff the rental property or buy another property in full

[@tremaynetyler947]

Uhh... I'm totally confused...... Since when do savvy investors say you can only buy an investment property with cash???? My friend has a mortgage on 10 properties and makes 17% on each property after mortgage payments.

[@PHuongman416]

I've notice daves advice sucks a lot of the time beside paying debt lol

[@clapzy2943]

@@PHuongman416 it seems to be working for him

[@xaldath4265]

@@clapzy2943 Dave didn't make his fortune investing in mutual funds, he made his fortune selling advice to people who don't know how or aren't confident enough to make their own personal financial decisions. The investing advice isn't "wrong"; it's slow, steady, and not optimized by the numbers, which is leaps and bounds ahead of ignoring personal financial budgets and goal setting.

[@clapzy2943]

@@xaldath4265 his advice is good for the average person living a normal life but yeah I agree his investing is the turtle strategy. But still don't want to over leverage

[@xaldath4265]

I agree, his advice is a step up for the average person because the average person has very little idea how to properly manage money with the long term in mind. For people who already have a solid foundation, it's very possible his advice actually slows down and limits their potential.

[@anthonykence9954]

Buying rental property in cash is rare use the banks money to do it.And become wealthy dave is not realistic , he is in his own world. Let tenents pay off mortgage. There is nothing wrong with loans to buy real property.

[@jeanlenor1858]

First rule new real estate investors should follow is Do not take your real estate wealth building advice from Dave Ramsey!!! Neglect the first rule, your dream can be crushed by his bad advices.

[@zachmusic4511]

While both ways have their benefits, when you let the tenants pay your mortgage you're playing with more risk. When you own the property outright it's not nearly as big of a deal if your tenant stops paying or another catastrophe happens. Youre also chipping away your profit by paying interest and PMI if you have it. Personally, I like to pay cash on my investments, but if people like to go the debt route I recommend only paying off one at a time. (Use the full profit of the other properties to pay off the next rental sooner)

[@jeanlenor1858]

@@zachmusic4511 Do you know something called "leverage"? Leverage is the reason why you shouldn't pay cash.

[@reggieoverton121]

If having house rentals is a business then it should work just like any other business. You should be able to rely on your tenants to pay the mortgage. However you should not look at the business to be cash flow positive until the mortgage is paid off. Thank me later!

[@zachmusic4511]

@@jeanlenor1858 yeah I'm aware of leveraging. But as I said, leveraging debt is accepting more risk. It could pay off to leverage, but it could also hurt you and your family, and essentially makes you an employee of the bank until it's paid off. Dave's way, which is focused around the ideas presented in the Bible, is about mitigating risk and stress and allowing you and your family to be free. Being debt free is not over-rated. It's awesome; so this is why I use the cash method.

[@bradenkelly3279]

This is unreal to me. There is good debt and bad debt. If the rental payments are more than the mortgage you are winning.

[@jonforhan9196]

If the tenants decide to move out or stop paying then he will still have to pay the mortgage and could go into debt because of that but yeah if it was me I’d send it and rent it out

[@coltonbradley9293]

He also believed that then went millions in debt.

[@j.johnson7891]

Nope. Wait until you're 85 and and have enough cash to pay in full. The Tortoise method by Dave

[@coltonbradley9293]

@@j.johnson7891 doesnt have to be that slow.

[@coltonbradley9293]

What happens if you dont have someone in ur property. You still have to pay the bank. Also Dave did the exact thing and his bank got bought by a different one and he was forced to pay his debts withen 90 days and went bankrupt.

[@ChrisParrishOutdoors]

Dave gave this man terrible advice. I could name off the top of my head a dozen real estate millionaires that would agree.

[@vasaguy7624]

Dave acts like he got rich by making $50,000 a year and saving it. Dave got rich because of his multi million dollar business. Good debt is a thing.

[@hotandsour100]

@@vasaguy7624 yup

[@j.johnson7891]

All these finance moguls tell you maybe only 10% about what they actually know. The rest is just fluff to keep you chasing them

[@Salute2TheTroops]

He is wrong and lost the understanding of leverage

[@ONLY1KUDWE]

@@vasaguy7624 And you're acting like his business just boomed overnight.

[@brucehicks5817]

Glad I came to the comment section and see so many people disagreeing. I thought this advice was misguided.

[@chosen1slay59]

Very misguided, he could’ve paid the mortgage for his next house based off his profit on the rental

[@vnansen]

agree

[@orangesun3030]

I saved up enough to buy my first income producing property with cash. Thanks Dave.

[@SteveRam]

I bought 2 houses cash so far this year 2020, and looking for a 3rd right now. But I’ll be the first to say there’s nothing wrong with buying rentals with financing as long as you do it correctly. There’s so many people that don’t do it correctly or don’t know how to do it correctly is when there are problems.

[@hurt1704]

Steve Ram what's the correct way to do it? Curious to hear more. I recently inherited a home, small mortgage on it so I'm going to double down, pay it off and buy another once it's payed for. Do you go by the 1% rule when buying rental property or what do you go by?

[@MrsThollo]

Can you elaborate more on doing it "correctly"? I have some ideas in mind for how I'd like to do it but I totally understand why Dave says to use cash for investment properties.

[@Liljohnaye]

What do u mean by doing correctly

[@NeededGR13F]

Books exist guys. Thousands of books exist.

[@ShaunSurgener]

yea i mean whichever way someone feels comfortable with. You will definitely build more wealth over time with leverage and OPM but if you want to be ultra conservative pay as much as you can in cash. At the end of the day rental properties are better than no rental properties (unless you just make a terrible purchase haha). Leverage is how i've obtained all my rentals and property flips

[@thomasminenno1709]

How are people supposed to save 200k, 300k, 400k to buy a house in all cash???? I would have to save for a minimum 5 years... meanwhile I could’ve bought a house, put down 3.5%, gotten rid of the PMI, seen appreciation and cash flowed all within those 5 years I would’ve waited to buy in cash. I say leverage money to a point where your comfortable then start paying them down.

[@OO7-]

In California you need 200k for a fking down payment

[@GhostruckerX]

Well 20% for the down payment is the way to go so you don't have to pay mortgage insurance. It eats away your monthly cash flow.

[@LaserFocused]

who the heck has cash to buy investment properties? I usually do a downpayment of at least 30 to 40%

[@ShaunSurgener]

i don't even do 30-40... 20-30 is always great. Yea it takes forever to save up to buy a house in cash. Of course I understand dave's teaching people a way to where it's literally impossible to fail.

[@ShaunSurgener]

@NoNonsensePC yea he's definitely teaching a way that is basically fail proof. You definitely want to make sure that you have a good amount behind you as well.. Ive purchased over 20 rental properties and at some point the cashflow kind of supports everything.. having just one or two is tough because usually you aren't making much money off them. Takes quite a few to get that cashflow up. Hope you crush it and let me know how i can help in your journey

[@LaserFocused]

@NoNonsensePC I have been doing this for a long time and 30% is the standard for investment loans.. I don't worry about an AC doing down brother

[@kowzter]

The majority don’t have the cash for it and will finance , the minority who do have the cash for it understand that buying a house in cash is ridiculous when you could put 20 percent down and take the other 80 percent and either invest it in the market or go grab 4 more rentals just like the first one. Neither the uneducated or the educated are buying rentals in cash , just the people half way in half way out of financial literacy would do this.

[@armandoduran1798]

dude is putting his fears on everyone he talks to....smh

[@Marlen-CruzCommercial_2023]

Or get a renter to pay that mortgage while the house value increases year to year and in a couple of years sell and cash out.

[@leopoldoramos4095]

Terrible advice!! Every REAL real estate investor would never pay cash for an investment property for the most part. Poor guy i hope he didnt follow his advice

[@curiouslass4280]

I do have to say that there is so much peace in knowing you have nothing to owe a bank. When things get bad and you outright own everything..there is complete peace knowing the banks can’t come after you.

[@michaelsmith9595]

You never truly own real estate. You just rent it from the government.

[@zachrat9083]

@@michaelsmith9595 That is why you need to invest in boobytraps for your yard in case the ATF decide to put you in a self defense situation 😎👌

[@chrisstevens3567]

By this logic. I won’t be making any investments in real estate until I’m about 45...leverage increases returns I thought.

[@blakerich5804]

Don’t forget that house prices rise too. So that 250k house today will be 500k by the time you even have 250k to have bought the house cash lol

[@hotandsour100]

Dave's view of not wanting to use leverage to buy property is silly, IMO. The power of leverage is incredible and a big reason why real estate is an attractive investment option

[@tonypeters3320]

Exactly!

[@ryanthepianoman27]

whats your net worth and whats Daves? your probably isnt even a 10th or even a hundredth of his...

[@Mustafakhan-qg6nv]

I mean it really depends on what you want to do. I would rather have 10 paid off rental properties than 20 leveraged rental properties because it’s give you peace of mind.

[@hotandsour100]

@@Mustafakhan-qg6nv ya, that's stupid

[@Mustafakhan-qg6nv]

@@hotandsour100having paid off rental properties is not stupid? Im assuming that’s what you meant but please correct me if I’m mistaken.

[@alineuwiragiye7704]

Dave i have 40,000 of dollar in student loans and make 35, 000 a year. i regret the day i sign those paper. but i will not loss hope that i can pay that off. i just wish i found you sooner.

[@jfresh2054]

aline uwiragiye not to be mean but your grammar is very bad for having a degree. That's even more worrisome.

[@alineuwiragiye7704]

@@jfresh2054 look grammar that not mean that you are smart but it just mean that I know how to make good decision. i come to the USA at the age of 16 and I am from Rwanda . no one in my family have every been to college. my degrees is Information technology. i code that what i know. I am the first person to speak and write in English. when i was in college i translate everything in french and then translate it all back in english. by the way i am only 22 year old. i have all my life to learn and speak english. go to an other country and let me know what you can do with you life.

[@marie-everaymond1805]

aline uwiragiye je déteste les gens qui jugent. Tu pourrais lui demander combien de langue il parle!! Ignore les imbeciles bravo pour ce que tu as accomplis. Tu es jeune. Tu as plein de temps devant toi ❤️

[@lady56725]

Josh H you’re so dumb and forever be.

[@lady56725]

aline uwiragiye you don’t have to give this idiot @Josh H a single explanation because only an uneducated person will write something like that.

[@Eyore82]

I bought my (next door) rental house, with cash. I didn't (and still don't) want to be a landlord. I only bought it to control who my neighbors are.

[@ShaunSurgener]

haha well that's definitely a legit reason!!! being a landlord is definitely tough. I was a landlord for 20 properties that I owned and its a lot of work especially since it was low income.

[@calidawl]

😂

[@user-cv3gd2wr5q]

Eeyore wait, but people in the comments said you can’t buy a house for cash...hmmm.

[@Eyore82]

@@user-cv3gd2wr5q Yeah i saw that.. Funny thing is, I specifically remember writing the check, and cringing when I saw all the zeros disappear from my bank account.

[@11jcarter]

I hope you did that genuinely because we were denied a lot of homes because of that action. All my parents were trying to do was escape from West Baltimore and give their children an opportunity to survive and not be shot at or targeted. They wanted to live in a Jewish neighborhood and had the money and they bought the homes to keep us from living there. Yes we are black and we didn’t want trouble, just freedom and it turned out well between me and my brother we have 4 degrees and thriving in our careers so all we wanted was a chance at wealth.

[@joseromero81]

So cash for real estate investing? That's pretty extreme? Most folks get loans (mortgages)

[@astrosntexans]

in some markets you can buy a home in a blue collar neighborhood for 35-50k and it will rent for 750 to 900 a month..its not impossible to save up 35k.

[@damiendewitt6947]

Where are these markets at?

[@pseudonymshqipe854]

@@damiendewitt6947 Not in NJ lol

[@Marie_gray]

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[@JamesHarazes-d3m]

As a newbie, what do I need to do? How can I invest, on which platform? If you know, please share. I'm new to this, please how can I contact her?

[@Marie_gray]

She's often interacts on Telegrams, using the user-name.

[@Marie_gray]

@Infurnaevely1 She's active always

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Evelyn Infurna has really set the standard for others to follow, we love her here in Canada🇨🇦 as she has been really helpful and changed lots of life’s

[@GamerUprise]

You do not get wealthy by buying real-estate in cash! One of the HUGE attractions in real-estate is the power of leverage.

[@HamiltonRb]

Exactly With interest rates this low, and vacancy rates so high, it makes far more sense to leverage the property responsibly. You can write off the interest paid on the loan, and most younger people would never have the cash to buy in larger cities, and their salaries are not rising at the same rate that homes are appreciating.

[@ShaunSurgener]

yes absolutely!! leverage is how you build wealth. I always look at it as Dave teaches financial security. How to find the most secure way of building money.. which is great for many as most struggle with handling money. But for those wanting to achieve wealth leverage is the only way

[@jayc4715]

You can

[@henrywashington5038]

I not sure if Dave advice is for middle to low class consumers. Debt isn’t always bad if you can leverage it

[@ShaunSurgener]

Real estate will change your life... i've purchased 20 rentals and it's helped me create a streamline of passive income so that I don't have to work nearly as much if I don't want.. or i know it'll just be a great retirement paycheck every month. Let's crush it everyone let me know if I can help along your journey

[@Papasquatch73]

Pretty sure he doesn’t understand The difference between an asset and liability. The house I own free and clear and live in is not an asset. It does not produce cash flow. I do believe keep down personal debt. But having good asset debt that cash flows is wise.

[@Theextremepessimist]

If the only bill you have is a mortgage then i think getting a rental property with debt is ok. keep your debt to zero and along with the renter paying the mortgage you also pay on the mortgage, because you have no other debt, then its fine.

[@eltasman7135]

What I was thinking too rent the property let them pay the monthly rent while I pay the principal balance of the mortgage

[@georgewagner7787]

But factor in major repairs

[@alanswanson5642]

This is the one thing i disagree with dave on. As long as the roi is good enough it is okay to mortgage rental property. They build wealth by using other people's income rather tha your own. I have 5 rental properties two are paid off but the other three have mortgages. They make money and build equity.

[@Av-fn5wx]

Is buying a rental property full cash a good idea?? Provided the rent is good.

[@rma7921]

Don't become a landlord by default??? That's a golden egg that landed in your lap?! I'm not sure he's looking out for this guy's wealth🤔

[@karlos475]

I just want to ask, how many people can actually buy a first rental property with cash?!

[@JakeBayCity]

None

[@brianrinz5586]

You'll miss out on buying any house for most people who arent millionaires if you save all that cash. You are spending more by saving all that cash at the end of the day. I like Dave's 15 year fixed advice much better.

[@Billybillybillyrocking]

This is for a rental property. Very different terms and idea he is talking about. Very different. 15 yr fixed mortgage is different than a rental property bro lol

[@brianrinz5586]

@@Billybillybillyrocking cool bro lol

[@georgewagner7787]

15 year fixed has the best interest rate for rental property too

[@WhatTheBrickTV]

Wrong. Leverage a 30 year loan on a duplex or larger and use the equity to finance another rental and so on and so fourth. Dave been eatin too many rice and beans.

[@kevinursuchadisease]

The way he approaches debt is crazy. Not all debt is the same. There’s always more risk associated with leveraging investments. But the ROI on a property purchased in cash is crazy low.

[@levedia]

Kiyosaki has it right. Lol

[@sumobowler3790]

@@kevinursuchadisease not all debt is the same but all debt is bad, just varying degrees of bad. if the ROI on a paid for property is crazy low, how did (still does by the way) Dave make so much money from paid for real estate?

[@kevinursuchadisease]

@@sumobowler3790 "bad" is not the same thing as "risky". if i take out a 0% interest loan on something that is a very small percentage of my income and i have the cash to pay it off whenever I need to, then that is technically riskier than paying cash for it. However, my money is earning say 5% on another investment while I am paying on a 0% loan. I am earning more money by taking on that very small amount of risk. I wouldn't consider that "bad." Dave made most of his money in real estate after the 2008 financial crisis by buying real estate extremely cheap. Also, paying cash for real estate is easily viable for people like Dave who are worth 10's if not 100's of millions. You can make a lot of money on paid-for real estate (especially when you have as much money as Dave and can buy dozens of properties with cash), but it is not nearly as profitable as leveraging your investments. Less risky, sure. But safer investments are rarely (if ever) more profitable.

[@ilikethatboulder.thatisani5496]

Lol you do know that the usual mortgage for apartment bulidings is 20 years or less right? Bank doesn't wanna see no 30 year loan.

[@dragonball-dragonatoraa8395]

How do we buy it cash thats the question

[@michaelwagner5453]

Work, save, pay in cash. Let the banker get a job like the rest of us! Peace of mind owning it ALL outright. Thank GOD.

[@moneyisfreedom4635]

Buying property at market value gives a smaller return then lots of REITs i noticed. But on the other hand investing in REITs you dont need to worry about calls that something broke, missing payments, property damage, looking for new renters and stuff so im more into investing into different REITs. A good diversity at no hassle and have a similar return in dividends...

[@KostasLazanas]

I just financed a house at 4.5% with 20% down. If you don’t have cash use someone else’s.

[@astrosntexans]

and now its illegal to evict people that dont pay...hmm wonder what could possibly go wrong..

[@KostasLazanas]

Jesse Stephenson background checks credit scores and income statements. 😉😉

[@Mcdowells]

@@KostasLazanas bingo it's just that easy.

[@thetraveler1182]

@@Mcdowells Exactly! You have to have a vetting process.

[@amadoacosta4594]

@@astrosntexans wouldn’t that mean people can just live of “free”

[@sarabernard1979]

I hope this guy didn't listen to Dave. You're asking: Can I afford to keep this asset (my rental property)? When you should be asking: Can I afford to splurge on this expense (a second home)?

[@fintech4220]

Invest in real estate with 100% cash? Better off in stock market then. Biggest gains in real estate are due to leverage

[@sumobowler3790]

biggest losses in real estate are due to leverage

[@alberts2208]

I started 30 years ago and took on debt to buy real estate. Did not overleverage but put about 20% down and sometimes less. It worked out fine and now they are unencumbered. Ive got several. So I'm not sure how Dave did it paying all cash.

[@vnansen]

Just to trap ammutures and make them believe that he looks geniune and hopeful he might get a lead from the same person.

[@ONLY1KUDWE]

I love how many people know what Dave's advice is or will be, but still come here to listen, knowing they will disagree with his approach. You honestly have to be a fool not to think owning your stuff outright is the better alternative.

[@shawnhilliard]

If you're investing in real estate, owning a property outright has the benefit of costing you zero interest. However, the equity you have in your home is dead money that could be used to finance additional properties that generate a higher cash flow than the interest you'd pay on the mortgage(s).

[@B-DINO]

It's unrealistic to the vast majority

[@warriormonk169]

Why not rent it and let it pay off on its own, later sale it when it has substantial equity?

[@SluJames]

I love dave, but this is him half the time. Dave: don’t rent, you’re throwing your money away. Dave: buy rental properties, that’s how I’m rich.

[@caspi88]

This is the ABSOLUTE worst advice I have ever heard. Coming from someone who flips real estate & owns rentals. This is just trash advice, debt makes people rich if you know how to leverage it to your advantage!

[@MoD3RnHD]

"Buy them in cash" *Nobody ever buys a house

[@sierraocon3980]

Modern no one ever gets foreclosed on and ruins their lives

[@codythrive5154]

Modern lol yeah this is bad advice.

[@MoD3RnHD]

@@sierraocon3980 if you get foreclosed on you are an idiot

[@sierraocon3980]

Modern lots of idiots out there

[@bobsmith2943]

We used cash only - worked out great.

[@youtubescroller350]

Can you afford the monthly if nobody pays rent? If the answer is yes then do it

[@thoryan3057]

I love this advice. That's exactly what I plan to do if I ever buy a bigger home in the future. Knowing how stressful moving is and how sensitive the closing process is, simultantenous buying and selling is not realistic, especially for someone like me with how stressed I'll get. So my plan is to just hold onto my current property if I buy a new one. The great thing about needing to qualify for a mortgage is that it will FORCE you to be able to afford both properties without already receiving rent (mainly if you're currently living in your home as a primary residence). You won't be in the ideal financial situation but you will be able to get by assuming you do qualify for the mortgage while having that extra property.

[@sunkneee]

Worst advice possible. He's telling you to just sell off your main asset, thus will no longer have any passive income. Then, he says to only buy if you pay All of it in cash. 95% don't have the means to buy a 500k-700k house in cash, that's insane to assume that.

[@choreomaniac]

Then buy a 150k property with cash. Then in a housing downturn you won’t lose everything.

[@lIlIllll1]

@@choreomaniac Still 95% of people cant afford a $150k house in cash LOL. You must have not struggled good for you!

[@choreomaniac]

@@lIlIllll1 you must not have experienced economic stress. It’s 100 times harder to endure a recession, job loss or medical issue if you are half a million in debt on an underwater property rather than owning to o it right. Also, there are vacancy issues and some people find they are not cut out to be landlords. Better to figure that out in a 100k property than a 700k one.

[@jchristopherh5675]

Thanks Dave real talk ❤

[@XAmericanRenegadeX]

I like second opinions 🤣 this guy is living proof that not all financial advisors give good advice lol.

[@eduardocod8924]

Facts

[@FaLkraydz]

Based on the concept of buying cash, then I should buy my house in cash as well; ‘cuz the same way I depend on the tenants to pay, I rely on my job to pay my own house. If I were to be afraid of tenants not paying, I might as well be afraid of losing my job, which would be a more coherent way of thinking. That’s why it sounds like Dave speaks out of trauma. He may have gone too far in leveraging his rental properties on the past and now maybe he’s gone the extreme opposite direction. IDK. I want other peoples opinion. Please if you disagree with me. Help me understand your point of view. Thank you. 🙂

[@alekxa90]

Hi Dave. Can you please address the question of how to buy a rental property. Currently on BS7. What are the insights are requirements of a good rental property in order to be an investment. Thank you

[@oshahid1983]

Disagree with Dave on this one. Buy a cheap property when you are young and you pick in a lower interest rate and you already own it. Rent it out and buy another one. Just make sure you cash flow well on the first property. That is what I did and now I own three properties all with debt and I am a millionaire.

[@ashastings92]

I wish Dave would explain why he is okay with people taking out a loan for their home, but he's not okay with people taking out a home for a rental home. If you can comfortably cash flow a rental property after putting 20% down, then why wouldn't you. He insists on 20% down payment for your home, so why not for a rental property. A loan is a loan, a debt is a debt. Why does it matter if you live in it or not?

[@azil0324]

Exactly, I put 20% down on a rental property. Had to look at properties 140 mi away, but still worth it. Payment is $606/mo (including ins and taxes) and rents for $1250/mo. I apply the profit to the principle and will pay it off in less than 5 yrs compared to the 30 yr term. Just in time for oldest kid to start college.

[@bobsmith2943]

It's absolutely amazing to use cash to buy rental property. The leverage it creates is peaceful. We don't have to rent to people we don't want to rent to. We can comfortably make repairs and don't have to constantly raise rents to keep up. We can also afford to do things for our tenants/customers. We have always bought all our tenants a full Thanksgiving meal each year, and we send a week free pass to the local amusement park each summer and spring break. We've also offered to send any child listed on the lease to free Karate classes. We hope to someday offer scholarships to our tenants children to the local community college. Using cash changes everything. Just our experience.

[@sumobowler3790]

he has explained before. i will try to summarize. he is ok with a mortgage for a primary residence under certain conditions. no other debt, at least 20% down to avoid PMI, monthly mortgage payment that is no more than 1/4 of your take monthly home pay, and at most a 15 year mortgage FIXED RATE, and plan to pay it off ASAP. paying cash for a home is impractical for most people. that is why, although he doesn't recommend getting a mortgage, he understands a mortgage with the conditions i mentioned above, is not awful debt, like all other debt is. also, it is dangerous to be homeless. it is inconvenient to not have a car, but not life threatening. another reason is real estate generally goes up in value, cars etc... generally do down in value. so why not a mortgage for a rental? because it is an unnecessary risk which can put your other assets in danger. when you have a mortgage and no tenants the mortgage still has to be paid. when you have a mortgage and no tenants you are more likely to rent to "any warm body" than a good reliable trustworthy tenant. you asked "if you can comfortably cash flow a rental property..." even before the pandemic you knew it is impossible to predict a comfortable cash flow through the length of a mortgage. in fact, i bet you knew it is almost impossible to always have paying tenants through the length of a mortgage. and as i mentioned, the mortgage still has to be paid. there is a reason, several reasons actually, Dave teaches Financial Peace, and not merely personal finance

[@thadhansen5514]

Dave is so out of touch. Typical millionaire boomer who doesn't understand the economic environment most people are living in. Pretty out of touch to say "you've got plenty of time. Lol.

[@kaganatkins3296]

Don’t listen to boomers, they had an entire different market way way back then, and his recent investing will be based on money he built back then. I agree with his choose your rental property though, and don’t just turn your 1st house into rental by default. Paying cash is not possible, he may as well say first become a millionaire then invest.

[@FakeAre]

bro stated the most obvious facts i don't know why i watched this video

[@WideAwakeHuman]

He says he was stupid and lost it all... The type of loans he was taking out were the stupid part, not the idea of using financing. Don't take out loans that can be called in at the drop of a hat and you'll be fine.

[@bobsmith2943]

We used cash only and it worked great. No debt - 22 units.

[@bobsmith2943]

@CJ Goole We had nothing to start. We started a small business and used proceeds to purchase affordable houses that needed some work. One at a time for cash. We net 9K a month and have for 5 years and been saving it for another 10 doors when the time is right. We've been working corporate jobs as well and now about to slow down a bit and semi-retire and concentrate on buying the next 10 units over the next few years as well as do some consulting work for people we want to work with instead of "have to" work with.

[@gregorymanuel2267]

A $200,000 property comes into your lap in need of cosmetic work. That will cost you $20,000. It's worth $300,000 when you are done. You put $40,000 down and borrow $160,000. You need to come up with $20,000 for repairs. After you are done, you live there for about 3 years and then decide to move. You owe $110,000 because you paid a little extra a month and threw your Christmas bonus at the mortgage once. You find a tenant and rent it out for $2,000 a month. You decide to pay the monthly payment on your own and the additional rent you collect goes straight to principal. Fast forward to 2022 and you owe $22,000 on the property. You sell your Ford Escape and pay off the entire mortgage. The property you bought for $40,000 and put $20,000 in has appreciated by almost 100%. Its worth $400,000 and its debt free. You decide you will cash out refinance the property at a 2.25% interest rate with a payment of $1,500. You take that $400,000 and you go and buy yourself a nice second home. So now you owe $400,000 and have two properties that are producing rental income. One produces $2,000 a month and the nice beach house second home produces $3,500 a month. Your Bonus comes in and you decide to pay your mortgage down just a bit to $365,000. Fast forward 18 month since you purchased the property and you only owe $310,000 on the mortgage. Fast forward to 2027 and the mortgage is completely paid for. You decided that the $5,000 in rental income would go directly to the principal, every month like clockwork. You decided you would pay $1,500 to carry the normal mortgage. The first property is now worth in the $460,000 range and the second property has now appreciated to $560,000. You've also enjoyed two massive deductions. You make up one morning and decided to sell both properties and utilize a 1031 Exchange and purchase an income producing 8 unit apartment building generating $24,000 a month in rent. I love Ramsey, but his one solution fits all people is really, really annoying. Smart Real Estate Acquisition has and always will be a steady means to wealth accumulation. Buy real estate folks. Just do your homework and have a plan.

[@fateluffy9824]

Hey Dave, I understand what you’re saying but at the same time I feel you may have over leveraged yourself with 3 million dollars in debt. I believe if you work and have exemplary money management, you can afford a hiccup or 2. Generally speaking a person would find it a lot harder to afford a 3 million dollar hiccup but starting out I would assume that a little bit of debt can be wise if you can afford the hiccups that come with it. What are your thoughts on that and Id love to be able to have a conversation with you about this over the phone! Also I have been watching you for quite some time and find 99% of everything you say to be extremely beneficial to my goals! Thanks Dave!

[@eugeneabreut5208]

I don’t really agree with this. Keep the property and forget about the mortgage because that’s what tenets are for! With a duplex if you 2 renting and one leaves then the solo renter can at least pay most the mortgage and when there 2 renters they are literally paying for everything maintenance,taxes, mortgage.

[@nasar2338]

He's talking from his experience and how debt was nightmare for him on his 20s. Well that's y u start small and mistakes is small to pay off. There's good and bad debt and all depends on your experience and how you manage

[@diz0baby]

Hate to add to the disagreements but I decided to keep my house and rent it out when it came time to upgrade. After closing costs I was only going to be making by selling what I could make in just a few years of renting out. So far it's been perfect. Able to make improvements to the property, adding value, all while still making profit. But his advice is genuine in that it's not a guaranteed thing, and it would be easy to go topside if things don't go as planned. But my point is that it's definitely possible to do it as long as you know the risks and have enough brains to pull it all together, because it's far from easy. Good luck!

[@pwells10]

I've only regretted selling property

[@drowization]

Did you just say buy rental property in cash ???? Really, so please, tell us how you would go about doing that ???? How long do you think it would take the average person to save enough money to buy a rental property in cash ???? Say the property is $80,000 dollars, how would you propose that I save that much ???? in what amount if time ???? While still paying on a house ????

[@bobsmith2943]

We did. We bought our first house for 36K and second for 40K; total rents were $1,800 USD a month starting in 2009. We kept about $1,100 a month (net income). Think about it; $1,100 X 12 month X 10 years = $132,000 dollars. That's how we paid for another 3 houses. The synergy was amazing. The current income on our first 3 house is now $2,400 USD and we net about 1,350 a month. We now own 22 units all paid with cash. It didn't happen over night and it wasn't luck or happenstance. Did that answer your questions?

[@sumobowler3790]

if you are new to Dave start reading his books and listening to full shows. heck, call and ask on air what you asked here. unless you're an immature closed minded crybaby it will make sense

[@jayc4715]

@@bobsmith2943 great strategy bob..i also bought my first one cash in 2018 for.28k + 15k in renovations..and 2nd one in 2019for 25k.. They net 1200 after taxes and insurance, hopefully i can find 2 more!

[@GR-uc1gq]

@@bobsmith2943 I think it's hard at first to save for that initial rental but once you have one it gets the ball rolling and snowballs into more properties like yourself

[@AngelFlores-xj5rj]

I feel like Ramsey sets these impossible ass ways to do things

[@uelrogers2029]

What Dave is leaves out it that when he went bankrupt he was taking out short term loans as short as 90 days to flip his properties to save money. That was super risky.

[@ms.coffeetime7788]

This was a good video- thank you for sharing. Do you think it’s possible to property manage out of state ?

[@douglasbrinkman5937]

i don't want my investments to call me at 2am.

[@elmagnificodep]

I pay a realtor a finders fee each year for tenants. Then I pay a repair company that has a call center when stuff breaks. I never talk to my tenants.

[@leathelandlady]

Hire a property manager.

[@HamiltonRb]

Douglas Brinkman Just buy a basket of residential, commercial and retirement homes reits, collect the 5-6% dividend and let someone else fix the toilet

[@ShaunSurgener]

haha yes!! i had 20 rental properties and in a time zone three hours ahead.. can't tell you how many 4-5am calls i got. Definitely takes some work.. but it is a great way of building some income

[@ShaunSurgener]

@@HamiltonRb yea that's definitely the most passive way with zero work needed. I've got 20 rentals and looking to do my first commercial multi unit syndication... should be pretty insane but i'm excited. Let's crush this year :)

[@ryanedwards7645]

Don’t forget you live in Connecticut which is one of the worst housing markets in the country.

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Cash is lower return but almost zero risk.

[@markweston3345]

I just did a calculation. Dave Ramsey is 59 years old. He was in his 20s from the years 1981 to 1991. Interest rates in this decade ranged from 18% to 10%. That’s why he went broke.

[@nnekaoa9234]

He over leveraged himself with flex loans

[@Powertourg]

Exactly! Thank you! Plus, he would take out 30-Day loans. WHO DOES THAT?! No wonder he has PTSD

[@xaldath4265]

Exactly. Ramsey knows he messed up, but it wasn't because he had debt...it was because he had *too much* debt. If he had 3m in value with 1.5m in debt, we'd probably have a very different storyline and no "Total Money Makeover". This man leaned on one extreme, got burned, and started claiming the only logical way is to go to the other extreme. O.o

[@Charlie589]

There is a difference between good debt and bad debt. The good debt is that you owe money on the rental property, but you are renting it out making cash flow every month. The bad debt is that you own a car and you owe money on it. It is not making you any cash flow because you are not renting the car out. Dave gave him a bad advice. His friends even gave him a better advice than he did. Even Robert Kiyosaki even talks about good debt and bad debt, why people stay poor and the rich get richer. I am just saying.

[@Dantai]

Where are you buying properties in cash, like saving 200-300k or more is hard, and property prices are nuts now,.

[@dbdb4962]

Buy rental properties SUBJECT TO. I bet Dave would really hate that idea 😂😂😂. Great way if the property cash flows.

[@cohlkerkau2883]

i know a billionaire in my cigar shop that still takes out loans

[@foxgdsmck]

So what do I do with my current home, I want to rent it, buy another and move into that. Then do that another 10 times or so. Then use combined rent to knock out each mortgage at a time. Is this not a good method? I have no other way to get ahead

[@ryanthepianoman27]

Ain’t that mortgage fraud

[@vinhhang1558]

By the time you have cash to buy rental property, you’re probably about to die. My tenants paid 50% of the house that I put in 20% down payment. Cant complain when they will continue paying my mortgage for the next 10 years. This advice my make lots of people poor.

[@duneme]

I don’t have enough years in my life to buy them for cash (and I ain’t that old!) I do agree with putting at least 25% Down (which Banks Require for Rentals!) But, let your Renter make part of those Rental Mortgage Payments for you! Be sure to buy when the market is down or at least lower! KNOW IF YOU ARE A RENTER!!! Not everyone likes it as they get into it! It’s ok if you don’t but, sell at the right time! Be very careful how you exit! Don’t over leverage yourself! Pay all you bring in plus a little! Until your paid off you don’t get to blow any of this money! Yes, I’m weird ! I like to Rent! There are actually very few of us out there!

[@brewdog8568]

15% for income from a bank 👀

[@whittneyprice173]

I think he should’ve kept it.... it would’ve possibly paid for it self.

[@jayc4715]

Yea..he should of at least evaluated it and ran the numbers on it as a rental property..and asked the caller if he could afford both mortgages if there was vacancies

[@laxunderscoreaddict]

I'm getting convinced that he only tells people this because of his affiliate partners.

[@kowzter]

This is a bad call on daves part , you already have a tenant up stairs and you can get another tenant down stairs when you move out. Probably not hard for that to become a profitable rental for you even with the debt on it. You also don’t want to go through the process of selling that home because you will have to lose money on a real estate agent. If you have terrible credit already and the interest rate is bad on this then of course sell it if I cant make money but broadly saying not to keep it at all because of debt on it is ridiculous.

[@khafreahmose8768]

This advice will keep you poor...

[@EdgeloopAcademy]

Good luck paying 800k cash ! Also think about inflation which is getting worse!

[@shawn_magnum9208]

Why is every advise "save and buy cash" ? Why do you run KZbin channel if you can't say anything else? "I pay cash", yeah Dave, when the houses were $70k and you had business cash available. How do you buy $2m houses for cash in Bay area?

[@GustavoMoradel]

I get Dave's point but it's not the way millionaires do things. It's all good if you can do cash but in a world with constant changing inflations like we have now it is not smart to do cash.

[@robertstevens2030]

Rental properties are too much work. Buy dividend paying stocks and collect checks.

[@Chomchomz]

What bad advice lol keep the house and buy another and someone pays the note.

[@EricBurundi2022]

I love dave but sometimes his not a a good advisor for for poor people. How can you pay cash on a house. Insane!

[@dustingoldsworthy7303]

Could have kept the house and got 2 x rental incomes. Then bough a another house and you'd have two houses! If you can afford to pay for your investment property without rent your good to go. This guy would miss capital growth and rental income.. that's dumb.

[@garygretarsson]

Love you Dave, but you are out of your mind with this. Going overboard and taking on crazy debt is bad.. but literally the MAIN reason real estate gives great returns is bc you can leverage bank money to invest, and have tenants pay down the mortgage . If you do more than you can handle then yes that’s bad, but come on here, all cash is insane unless you are already a multi millionaire cash wise.

[@AaronFernandes__]

It happened to Dave so it will happen to everyone, this is his logic? Unreal

[@thomasmorrison3279]

I disagree with Dave on this point. I agree that you need the numbers to work (i.e., more money coming in than going out), but you cannot pay cash for a rental in the Washington, DC area.

[@user-cv3gd2wr5q]

Thomas Morrison why not? Do they tell you “no cash, loans only?”

[@patrickvillareal9791]

I love you Dave!

[@whatta7793]

5-20% Down on a 30 Year Term.

[@ShaunSurgener]

heck yes!! the more you can borrow the better.. just got to make sure that you can back up a decent amount of payments in case something goes down. But leverage has allowed me to purchase 20 rentals

[@whatta7793]

@@ShaunSurgener hopefully I can manage to follow in your foot steps soon.

[@ShaunSurgener]

Whatta Vlog you will man!! It was just crazy sacrifice for me in the beginning- eating dirt and saving money and learning in the process

[@whatta7793]

@@sierraocon3980 yeah, because in 20 years, ideally, that $2000/month mortgage payment isn't going to be as much due to inflation, and rent income will be through the roof, due to inflation.

[@user-cv3gd2wr5q]

lol good luck...enjoy. Much love from me to you.

[@kenroylarmond7736]

I would only advise people to pay the property they're going to live in, in cash. Rentals should be bought with 30 year mortgages.