After purchasing a home, how long must I wait before I can be approved for a Home Equity Loan?

sdavid79 asked: I’m interested in buying an invesment property but the home needs a little work. I’d like to get a Home Equity Loan to cover some of the renovation costs. Would I be able to get a Home Equity Loan immediately after closing on the mortgage? If not how long must [...]

How do you buy investment property with a home equity loan?

Patricia P asked: My husband and I are thinking of purchasing an investment property by way of using a home equity loan on our first home. Is this a smart thing to do? what are the down sides of it? We don’t have money of our own in the bank to do it, but it [...]

Home equity loan interest is tax deductible?

jc2e1028 asked: I have two mortgages - one for primary residence and one for investment property. I know that interest payment on both loans are tax deductible. But if I get a home equity loan against my primary home to pay off my high-interest car loan, the interest on this home equity loan [...]