Yes, 401(k) plans, IRAs, SEP-IRAs and all other kinds of retirement plans are still the backbone of your wealth accumulation, especially if they are self-directed.

@Tonio PearceYes you should create a business plan.

Some parts of Trump 2016 tax plan.- Plan: 3 tax brackets.

They believe that higher cash flow is safe...when in fact it is the market signaling higher risk.

We’ve just finished our 2025 planning meetings for our six largest projects, and it’s been an interesting process. 

More great news, our market just keeps on delivering. 

Requires some pre-planning if the ceiling height exists. 

Syndicates that used lower leverage points and have far-out maturities (such as 2029 or later) are likely to survive as long as they don't run out of cash to maintain the assets for longer-than-planned hold times. 

As lenders, well issue a prequal/preapproval letter if we've analyzed your income, assets (bank and brokerage statements to establish that you have the liquidity to afford the down payment, closing costs, and reserves), review credit of the guarantors, review the relevant experience to ensure that we're not throwing our money away on newbies that are wandering around in the dark, and have put together a reasonable plan of attack for the project.

What is advantageous is someone that is good at underwriting and unbiased (only analyzes the deal based on the underwriting without other emotions).Note i have a fair amount of experience and plan to place a competitive offer tomorrow that the underwriting dictates not placing a competitive offer.