You need a 20% down payment to buy a house, right? Most people assume that the standard down payment amount, 20% down, is the acceptable average when buying a rental property or a primary residence. But this isn’t always true, even for real estate investors. Many investors will spend years saving up just a single down payment amount, only to later realize that they could have bought multiple rental properties faster if they would have done less down. So before you put a big chunk of change into your next rental, listen up.

David Greene is back with another episode of Seeing Greene where he takes a multitude of questions from new and small real estate investors. There is an answer for everyone in this episode with topics covering down payment amounts, investing in US real estate while living abroad, new real estate agent tips, how to finance ADUs (accessory dwelling units), and retiring yourself (or your parents) with real estate investing!

Want to ask David a question? If so, submit your question here so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the BiggerPockets forums and ask other investors their take, or follow David on Instagram to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&A and get your question answered on the spot!

In This Episode We Cover:

What type of rental property should you buy as your first real estate deal

How to dominate your market as a brand new agent and meet buyers and sellers

As a foreign investor, how can you get around the 35% down payment requirement 

How to finance an ADU to increase cash flow on your rental property

Should you invest with your family if you haven’t done a deal yet?

Buying rental properties without having to save up a 20% down payment 

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Youtube Channel

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Pro Membership

BiggerPockets Bookstore

BiggerPockets Bootcamps

BiggerPockets Podcast

David’s YouTube Channel

Ask David Your Real Estate Investing Question

Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place

Get Your Tickets to BPCon2022

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

Work with David’s Team on Your Next Mortgage

David’s Instagram

David’s BiggerPockets Profile

Listen to Our Interview with Dan Brault

Books Mentioned in the Show

SOLD by David Greene

SKILL by David Greene

Finding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Young

Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-624

Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices