Are you considering buying a second home as an investment property, or to use as a vacation home? If you have plenty of equity in your first home, and your finances are in order, buying a second home can be a wise move – but it may be a little trickier than it was buying your first home!
Surprisingly, lenders will be more cautious about approving a mortgage for a second home than they were for your first home – even if you’ve been making your payments on time for years.
You may also be surprised to learn that if your second home is an investment property – for rental income, or to flip and resell – it may be harder to get a loan. Lenders are more open to financing a vacation property than an investment property.
Here are the top cities for investing in a second home, along with the average home price. These are, by no means, the only places in America where you can purchase a second home as an investment property, and do very well. There are great pockets of opportunity in most states, but these are the ones with high populations and lower average home prices. Price and population are good indicators of a good market, but you also should look at the local economies, cost of living, and rental trends (who is renting and why).
Real Estate Yogi has a network of over 160,000 licensed real estate and mortgage lending experts. We can connect you to a real estate agent and mortgage lender in your area, who will provide a free consultation on your second home purchase.
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