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Sal Mazzone Need help with a lending situation
23 February 2017 | 17 replies
This will more than likely cause the new primary residence loan to not be issued.
Nick O. Pre-selling Houses Strategy
30 September 2016 | 4 replies
I would recommend just continuing with your business as you otherwise would, and when you have a couple new deals that those buyers might be interested in, offer it up to them first.But:- I wouldn't look for deals they specifically want, unless they are deals you'd be willing to do otherwise;- I wouldn't customize a house for them unless they were willing to put a large enough deposit down that it would cover having to remove all of their customizations should they not follow through on the purchase;- I would pre-qualify them as you would any other buyer, and not give them any preferential treatment.In other words, go into the deal assuming the worst case -- they will ask you to do a lot of customizations and then back out of the deal. 
Rachel Yakubov Investing in a condo
5 October 2016 | 1 reply
@Rachel Yakubov do you own your primary residence?  
Kristina Edwards Investor from oregon
3 October 2016 | 7 replies
I have two homes bought out right..i don't qualify for a conventional home since I had a foreclosure almost 5 yrs ago.
Fernando S. Is there any market interest for real estate in Refugio, Texas
29 September 2016 | 10 replies
Small towns with 2,000 residents are not in "dire need of rentals".
George Sackett Anyone work a deal buying house with a reverse mortgage on house
28 September 2016 | 5 replies
Purchase would be from the R.M. but you would need to verify the owner is no longer in residence (both parties).I would expect all RM's to be underwater and thus never expect any margin left for FMV sale even it you obtained title.
Chris Greene FIRST DEAL!!! NEED A LITTLE HELP (OFFER)
28 September 2016 | 1 reply
Have a prospect who is absentee landlord, has owned residence since 1972, currently owes approx. $58K, according to her.
Brett Avelin Middle Aged Newbie in New Haven Ct getting his feet wet.
5 October 2016 | 11 replies
., resident in the forums.Click on the "Education Tab" at the top of the page, and you could be spending many hours on the Information that is available.Raymond
BT Conlon apartment portfolio
28 September 2016 | 1 reply
Would this qualify as a Comercial loan due to # of units. 
Marcus Gold TSP to IRA
11 November 2016 | 7 replies
You may also want to consider an IRA LLC or a Solo 401k.Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m).The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (IRA LLC) must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2016; the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)