Steven Chen
Made 800k in stocks in 2020; real estate strategies to lower tax?
The 800k have all been cashed out from stocks and are all short term gains. Should I buy several multi family houses in this economy that might experience a recession, and cost segregate it to lower my taxes? Or shoul...
Theresa Hansen
I'd like to hear from you if you had Zero REI experience starting out
I'd like to hear from you only if you had Zero REI experience starting out and you are successful in Flipping, STR, or LTR. I am married but my husband is clearly not interested, or never thinks it's the right time, (...
Andrew W.
New Construction Owner Builder - Construction Loan
I recently purchased a property that I am planning to build a new home on. I paid cash for the lot and am looking to finance the build through a construction loan. I would like to be the GC. I have extensive experie...
Alexander Phillips
1st time buyer, cold feet after mess + closing cost increase of 3%, can I back out?
Hi all,I was supposed to close today on a $270k new build duplex out-of-state, but it's been delayed to Tuesday. Can I get any general advice on what my options are? Can I back out? What are my costs if I back out?...
Brandon McCombs
hail mary - need advice
I'm not sure which forum this should go into so I just picked the lending and mortgage advice forum. Hopefully it will be the right one.I need some ideas. I'm running out of ideas, cash and time. I'm not sure where el...
Chris Mason
Discovered neat/easy way to pay off 30 year loans in 20 yrs
I ran these numbers using 30 year fixed loans with rates ranging from 3.5% on the low end to 4.75% on the high end. This is for you buy-and-hold types that are now at the stage of looking at your 'permanent' financing...
Michael Swan
Following Trump's American Dream!!!
I just left this message below in reply to a forum post recently. I thought I would share it with all here to document my path and to inspire others to follow a similar path and stay away from late night guru garbage...
Abdul Azeez
Real Estate versus Mutual Funds Scenario Analysis
Folks - I just wanted to seek some input on an analysis I ran to get your thoughts to compare between two scenarios to see if I have missed anything out. If not, I would really appreciate some inputs / alternate point...
Bryan Danger
Exit Strategy/What's your "number"?
I spend a bit of time reading and contributing to different forums... Real Estate, FIRE/Early Retirement, Sailing, Overlanding - and every time I come here to BP I'm left wondering why the discussions/goals I see on ...
Josiah Patrick Zebarth
What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
Hey, BiggerPockets! Finding your why is very important to pushing through difficult and challenging times. Massive influencers like Tony Robbins, Napoleon Hill, Dean Grazio, Jordan Belfort and many speakers on the Big...