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How I Bought a House with Only $10,500

0h 02m video Published Jul 3, 2026 Transcribed Jul 28, 2026 Meet Kevin Meet Kevin
Intermediate 2 min read For: Aspiring real estate investors and first-time home buyers interested in creative financing.
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"Title accurately describes the down payment but omits the refinance that generated the profit—slightly oversells the simplicity."

AI Summary

The speaker recounts how at age 19, they turned $10,500 into $100,000 in 90 days using FHA loans and the 203K renovation program. By buying a fixer-upper with a low down payment, financing repairs, and then cash-out refinancing, they generated tax-free profit.

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Initial Investment

Invested $10,500 and turned it into $100,000 in 90 days at age 19.

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FHA Loans Explained

FHA loans allow buying a house with only 3.5% down payment.

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Renting Strategy

Realized you don't have to live in the house; you can rent it out to cover payments.

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FHA 203K Program

The FHA 203K program lets you buy a house that needs repairs and finance the renovation costs.

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Financing Renovation

Put 3.5% down on a $305,000 house and financed the entire renovation through the loan.

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Cash-Out Refinance

After renovation, the house appraised for $550,000; refinanced from $340,000 to $440,000 loan, getting a $100,000 tax-free check.

By leveraging FHA 203K loans and a cash-out refinance, the speaker turned a small down payment into significant tax-free profit, demonstrating a creative real estate investing strategy.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 00:14 Qualify for an FHA loan requiring only 3.5% down payment.
2 00:40 Find a fixer-upper that qualifies for the FHA 203K program.
3 01:11 Purchase the property using 3.5% down and finance renovation costs via the 203K loan.
4 01:25 Complete renovations to increase property value.
5 01:40 Refinance the property after appraisal to cash out equity tax-free.

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What is the minimum down payment for an FHA loan?

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3.5%

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What program allows financing renovation costs into the home purchase loan?

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FHA 203K program

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How much did the speaker put down on the $305,000 house?

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3.5% down (approximately $10,675, though he said $10,500 was total investment)

01:11

After renovation, what was the appraised value and new loan amount?

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Appraised at $550,000; new loan of $440,000.

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How much tax-free cash did the speaker get from the refinance?

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$100,000

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💡 Key Takeaways

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From $10,500 to $100,000 in 90 Days

Demonstrates a high-yield real estate strategy with low initial capital.

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FHA 3.5% Down Payment

Key enabler for first-time buyers with limited funds.

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Cash-Out Refinance Tax-Free

Explains how to extract equity without immediate tax liability.

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[00:02] I invested $10,500 and I was able to turn that money into $100,000 turn that money into $100,000 in a matter of 90 days when I was 19 years old. I came across this thing called FHA loans. Basically, they let

[00:14] called FHA loans. Basically, they let you buy a house for 3 and 1/2% down. you buy a house for 3 and 1/2% down. That means I could buy with $10,000 like a $300,000 house. Now, there had to be a catch, right? Well, I mean, I'm taking

[00:27] on a lot of debt, right? As long as I can make the payment on the house, then deal, right? And I realized, wait a minute, I don't have to make the payment. If I can't afford the place if I'm living there, I can move and I can

[00:40] put a tenant in. [music] We ended up finding this place for $305,000. No kitchen, no bathrooms, and I'm like, okay, we don't qualify for like the $400,000 or $500,000 houses in California. We

[00:54] only qualify for like the crap that's at like $300,000 at the time. So, like, kitchen and no toilet and no bathroom? And so, I'm asking the lender, what how what am I supposed to do on this? How do I buy this? The FHA 203K program lets me

[01:11] buy a house that I can't move into because the condition isn't ready to be moved into yet. I ended up putting 3 and 1/2% down on this $305,000 purchase and they let me finance the fix-up and renovation costs on the house. I have

[01:25] fully financed this property. The entire renovation, the entire purchase, everything with 3 and 1/2% down. And we ended up getting a refinance and the appraisal appraised the property for $550,000.

[01:40] I was able to get a brand new loan for $440,000 without mortgage insurance. But my old loan's only 340. I replaced my old loan's only 340. I replaced my old $340,000 loan with a new $440,000 loan.

[01:55] worth of work, the refinance took longer. I refinanced a little later, but I was able to get a new loan for 440 replacing my 340 loan, which means they replacing my 340 loan, which means they wrote me a tax-free check for $100,000,

[02:09] wrote me a tax-free check for $100,000, which is absolutely insane.

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