Has anyone withdrew upon their company sponsored 401k, while paying the 10% penalty? What was your thought process?

Quick question:  A year ago, I bought 3 SF rentals for around $125K each (in Kansas City). Each property is on a 15 year note with a traditional loan and they cash flow around $200/mo for each unit.I was planning to p...

Hello All, 
I'm new to real estate investing and heard some talks from some friends regarding investing with your traditional IRA and/or Roth IRA accounts. Currently, my IRA's are with Charles Schwab (but my current ...

When just starting out in syndicating, if the syndicator does not have enough capital to buy into the deal (which I understand is necessary for newbies to promote investor confidence) can he/she simply roll all/part h...

Everything seems so volatile to me- variances on shadow inventory estimates, stock market up & down, lenders backtracking on loans, possible bulk sales by the gov't., job growth vs sustainable job/wage levels etc ...

Hi All,When raising funds for a new construction project, should one have the property under contract first?

I recently was offered a pension lump sum payout by a previous employer.  As a 45 year old, I have a few years left until retirement.  I have 13 vested years with this previous employer with a monthly payment estimate...

Hello friends,So I took a chance and mailed out 2(yes, only 2) letters to two different apartment complex owners. I had some free time and used the google machine to find their home addresses. Three days after mail...

I've been reading @Mark Ferguson's website and been thinking about his loan strategy of taking out 5 year ARMs and focusing on paying off the mortgage within 5 years. I know other buy and hold investors in Bigg...

Hello all,

I've been sandbagging a bit, but I thought I might jump in with a question for starting out. Bit about myself- I've been interested in real estate for a long while but I've been focusing on my "day job". ...