Editor's note: This article is from Brandon Turner of BiggerPockets.com. These guys know their real estate. Even though it appears there are ways to buy a house without putting 20% down, you guys know I would say it's wise to put that much down so that you are shielded from market downturns, PMI, etc. The year was 2006. The real estate market was soaring, lending standards were loose, and even your pet iguana could get a loan. In this era of impending doom, 100% … [Read more...]
About Brandon Turner
Brandon Turner is the former Senior Editor and Community Manager for BiggerPockets.com, the leading online real estate investing community. Brandon is an active real estate investor who enjoys long term investing, house flipping, and writing about all things real estate like foreclosures, short sales, and bank repos. Follow him on Twitter at @BrandonatBP.
