624: Seeing Greene: How to Get Around High Down Payment Requirements

<p><strong>You need a </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-podcast-142" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>20% down payment</strong></a><strong> to buy a house, right? </strong>Most people assume that the standard down payment amount, 20% down, is the acceptable average when <strong>buying a rental property </strong>or a primary residence. But this isn’t always true, even for real estate investors. Many investors will<strong> spend years saving up </strong>just a single down payment amount, only to later realize that they<strong> could have bought multiple rental properties faster</strong> if they would have done less down. So before you put a big chunk of change into your next rental, listen up.</p><p>David Greene is back with another episode of <strong>Seeing Greene </strong>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<strong> down payment amounts</strong>, investing in US real estate while living abroad,<strong> new real estate agent tips</strong>,<strong> how to finance ADUs</strong> (<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/accessory-dwelling-units-explained" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">accessory dwelling units</a>), and <strong>retiring yourself (or your parents) </strong>with real estate investing!</p><p>Want to ask David a question? If so<strong>, </strong><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/david" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>submit your question here</strong></a> so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the <strong>BiggerPockets forums </strong>and ask other investors their take, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>follow David on Instagram</strong></a> to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&amp;A and get your question answered on the spot!</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p>What typ