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Hi, First thank you for taking the time to respond to my post. I have an IRA and it has about $55k in it and i was wanting to use that to invest in real estate. Is their anyway i can withdraw without tax penalties? I ...
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I haven't seen a lot of discussion about this topic which surprises me since I feel like personal finance people talk about HSAs all the time! A couple months ago there was a guest on the BP money pod that said someth...
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This marks #5,000 for me. Id like to thank everyone who takes the time to read my posts, and votes on them (Which inadvertently feeds my ego)So right now I have 5,000 posts3,638 Votes24 AwardsI encourage those out the...
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The plan is to flip a property using an equity partner to provide the cash reserves and a hard money lender for the bulk of the purchase and rehab.
We originally planned on all cash, in which case we would split gain...
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Hello everyone,My wife and I are going to be starting new jobs. We are in our 20's and we will both be W2. We will be very far into the 39.6% federal level. We were interested in real estate investing to help offset t...
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Is there anyway that I can begin investing as a buy and hold real estate investor with a mere $5,000? My rent in the Bronx is really high and it aggravates me that I have to pay someone for my apartment! I want to be ...
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Hi, So I have a self directed "checkbook control" roth that currently holds 2 properties free and clear. I'm looking to change to the Roth Solo 401k. I currently use Advanta IRA and have been really happy with them. M...
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Looking to move some of my IRA into Self Directed. Looking to find a good manager & fair manager.
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Hello, I'm in the stage of figuring out where my money is going. When I hear people say, "Live off 50% of your income, invest/save the rest" how would I calculate that amount? I know the difference between GROSS and ...
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I have a 401K from my prior employer that has a decent sum of money in it. I have left it there for the past several years because the return have been decent. However, I think I'd like to have the option to invest in...