Compounding Returns in your Self Directed IRA
Friday, November 19
By now you have heard many different aspects of why I am an advocate of Self Directed IRA's and everyone talks about real estate being a great investment in a SDIRA, but why?Let's take a look at an example:Bonnie Alderson buys an investment property for $25,000. Her property management firm finds...
YES!! Husbands and Wives can do IRA Investments Together
Tuesday, November 16
You might recall in a previous blog post I talked about the 3 rules to be aware of when using your self directed IRA to avoid the investment from becoming a disqualified transaction. If you recall, the #2 rule was "You cannot perform investments to disqualified people" and while that statement ho...
Tutorial - Using the New Forum Menu
Tuesday, November 09
Well its been recently updated and opinions for and against it are piling it. It's the new navigation menu for forum posts. Before I start this tutorial I have to tell you I love the new format. It allows for a concise roadmap to topics. Let's take a look!Now the first thing to notice is in the u...
If you won $8.9 Million at the World Series of Poker..
Tuesday, November 09
Last night I made plans to watch the World Series of Poker final table from Las Vegas. Being an avid poker fan I enjoyed watching the complex poker play unfold with 9 individuals who were going to win anywhere from $900K - $8.9Mil depending upon where they finished. As the action unfolded the tab...
Getting Started with Biggerpockets.com Forums
Tuesday, October 26
The backbone of Biggerpockets information sharing is held within the Forums section of this social networking site.Once logged into biggerpockets you have several catagories to choose from: Today's post will give us an introduction to using Forums: There are four options to choose from right away...
Let us Band together to stop the Scammers
Monday, October 25
Last week Jean Norton did a post on how she was affected by a scammer in our industry. Her post really tugged at me as I have spent the better part of last week trying to help a couple who was scammed out of their IRA money by a real estate "guru" named Travis Peterson and Todd Morgan. Their scam...