@Account Closed You are 100% right.

Yes to avoid taxes and penalties (under 59.5) the money would need to stay in the retirement account.

I have some money in my savings account but not a lot.

According to your profile, you'd be a representative of a Mexican real estate agency I'd never heard of, even though I've been investing in Mexico since 2017 so I googled the name you give and, surprisingly, I didn't find a proper website, just an influencer-like Instagram account.

They should be able to hold them accountable for how they handle their escrow accounts.

Quote from @Daniel Samandarov: Quote from @Account Closed: Quote from @Stylianos Kalamaras: I would recommend staying far away from that company.

That could be just federally, however...Against $35K income:1) I take $23,500 W2 which 100% goes into Solo 401K --> No income tax You have to account for taxes like FICA and Medicare so this will be closer to $25-$26k.

Expect to see more brokerages reduce their fees for listing real estate as they move towards fee models that not only recognizes but accounts for the role technology plays.

I would not necessarily advise being cash flow neutral or negative before you account for these types of things.

Then create a maintenance account.