Steve Chan
Why keep money in your 401K?
If your 401k provides a low rate of return and you know you can invest your money at a higher rate of return than the fees associated with withdrawing your money plus the opportunity cost of leaving your money in the ...
Jim Goebel
Kids College Savings - 529 vs Coverdale vs Roth IRA
Hi everyone, We've been thinking through the best way to save for kids college. We have two kids and have been maxing out our state's 529 plan. Quinn is a 3 year old boy and has about $18,000 in a 529 account alread...
David White
Advice on 401k
I have 22 stock options when it comes to election contributions through my 401 K? I don't know anything about stocks. What factors should I look for when it comes to which stocks I should contribute to?
Bob Mastroianni
Self Directed IRA Questions
I have a few questions about Self Directed IRA's and was hoping that some of the BP community could help me out a bit. 1) Question's for ME: So, I am in the process of becoming fully self-employed. I currently have 2 ...
JJ Chojnowski
Investing within a Self Directed IRA
Self Directed IRA AccountsHi, I'm curious about the pros and cons on moving my 401k monies into a self directed IRA Account. A couple of questions.1- If I paid (for example) two four-plexes in cash from my monies wi...
Brenda B.
Does my silent partners needs to be in my LLC
Hello everyone! I have a silent partnership agreement with a friend in where we established the I will be the managing partner and he will be the silent partner. Me as the Managing Partner shall have full and sole aut...
Kristen Chapin
1099/LLC/SCorp- Tax Advantages
I have an interesting situation and looking for advice. I have contacted my CPA but am still really confused as to the best option so here’s the story. I work as a licensed 1099 contractor in real estate. You can pre...
Zoltan Fagyal
Using Solo 401k as a private lender
I've been reading a lot about Solo 401K here on BP and elsewhere and I see a lot of posts but I couldn't really find specific info on using Solo 401K to fund a flip.A little background info. For about 2 years now I ha...
Andrew Carlson
Do you utilize traditional retirement investments?
I searched through the forums, and found a lot of people asking about liquidating 401k/IRA etc. But I could not find anything about whether or not BP members even put money into traditional retirement investments. So...
Jay Y.
Goals for 2013
I definitely want to make good progress this year. What can I say, I've been bit by the real estate bug and it's addicting! Here's what I'm planning to do to reach my goals (save downpayment for #3, maybe #4 if I'm lu...