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Brandon Elliott-Pandey For my Fellow Agents: What challenges are your facing??
15 December 2022 | 7 replies
It would seem all you had to do was ride along with Lynch and you would earn phenomenal returns.
Bruce D. Kowal WSJ Article today on rising difficulties of earning Passive Incom
20 December 2022 | 1 reply
For Landlords, Rising Housing Costs Make It Harder to Earn Passive IncomeBP's Scott Trench is quoted. 
Jeremy Bernard tax implications on a 401k early withdrawal
20 December 2022 | 8 replies
Just using roundish numbers, my annual salary (earned income) is about 100k gross, I'm thinking about withdrawing enough from my 401k to buy some land out right, I would withdraw about 150k, but probably closer to 200 after fees and taxes.
Sebastian Marroquin Cookie cutter Buy and Hold condo fixer in CA.
16 December 2022 | 0 replies
I earned the 2.5% commission and negotiated about $8k credits.
Alex Aguilar Best cities for cash flow
27 March 2017 | 104 replies
This is the one reason why I utilize this because it's absolutely predictable that it will follow a Financial Mathematical Schedule of Principal and Interest Payments, as well as Balance reduction.Because the Amortized Mortgage is absolutely predictable, and I for one follow the RULE "If you can Predict it, you can Profit from it", I actually look to Maximize this within reason.So while I put down 20% for an Investment Property to maintain a level of skin in the game and reduction of risk by having an attractive interest rate, I generally take about mortgages around $1 Million or above.That is because the Mortgage, being paid by my renters, will follow a very predictable path, one which will make me a millions as each one gets reduced or paid off.In fact, if you receive ZERO cashflow but your Million dollar Mortgage disappears in 30 years, you have effectively made an average of $33,333 PER YEAR for 30 YEARS.And, if you consider that the Mortgage Interest is deductible, especially for a Rental Real Estate Business, you have earned even more than the Million dollar mortgage.For some reason, this kind of thinking is not taught ANYWHERE that I have seen.
Account Closed Shady Seller - Loan Contingency removal BEFORE title is complete
15 April 2021 | 37 replies
I would rather see a seller's time wasted than see an investor lose his hard-earned money and I can't see why the buyer would do anything for a seller for the purpose to make the seller feel comfortable.BUYERS BEWARE!
Hector Mejia Out of state home purchase
17 December 2022 | 5 replies
Simply enter some information to view projected key return on investment (ROI) metrics, including cash flow, cash-on-cash return, net operating income, and cap rate.Minimize risk by investing in a pre-inspected, turnkey rental property with a tenant in place to earn cash flow beginning the day the deal closesBegin the loan application process early, because sometimes lenders require more paperwork than when you’re financing in your home stateHire a good local property manager who has experience working with out of state investors.While buying out of state rental property does come with some risk, investing the right way helps to minimize those risk while maximizing the overall returns of your property portfolio:Key reasons for investing out of state include increasing cash flow and portfolio diversification.Affordability, matching markets with investment strategy, and property affordability are three advantages to buying real estate out of state.Turnkey rental property and a local property manager help to reduce the risk of investing outside of your home state.I am a real estate agent and investor in TX.Katy, Cypress, Spring, some parts of Houston, Conroe, Tomball, Pearland are great markets.Rent growth and appreciation is steady.These cities tend to command quality tenants, and they have great schools.Get in touch with a local agent or investor and shorten your learning curve and save you a lot of headaches as they tend to understand the market better.All the best!
Eric Geers Roth IRA Consolidation?
16 December 2022 | 7 replies
There is no such thing as earning too much money for a Roth IRA if you use the Backdoor Roth, or Mega-Backdoor Roth IRA. 
Santhosh Ramani Out of Country ownership
17 December 2022 | 3 replies
I'm not an expert, but I believe you will still pay US taxes on income earned and you'll pay a tax if/when you sell the properties.
Joseph Conrey My Rich Dad Poor Dad book notes. Enjoy!!
20 April 2016 | 14 replies
Financial IQ is made up of knowledge from four broad areas of expertise: Accounting Investing Understanding markets The Law A corporation earns, spends everything it can, and it taxed on anything that is left.