Do rental rates usually fall when interest rates increase and home values decrease?

Hey everyone, I’m curious about how you all decide when to refinance or sell a property you’ve held onto for a while. Do you go by interest rates, property appreciation, or maybe just a gut feeling when it’s time to c...

Greetings,First post here.  Just discovered the podcast and have been devouring episodes!  My current situation is this: Purchased a 1450 sqft 3/2 single story cul de sac greenbelt house in Pflugerville in late '09.  ...

Hello BPers! I have a question regarding debt payoff vs. investing. I currently make a good income with my W2 position, own my home(owe about $178k on the loan), owe about 18k in student loans, and have just recently ...

Hello BP members!I've listened, read and debated a lot of material about using retirements funds in a self-directed IRA to invest in real estate. The rules seem really cumbersome and complicated, and since I'm still f...

Hi guys! Refi question here: I bought a duplex in 2010 with 0 down at 3.625% and have had it rented since then. I want to pull some of the equity because it has almost doubled in value (estimated) but I’m not sure if ...

I'm not new to real estate investing, but still inexperienced. Why do people fawn over self directed 401k's. I mean, you get to invest in real estate tax free. That's absolutely amazing, BUT you can't start pulling ou...

I purchased some farmland in SD at an IRS tax sale in January of 2021, the previous owners owed the IRS 1.8 million so the IRS siezed and sold 3 tracts of land in an attempt to collect their debt. The sale was hardly ...

Does it make sense to lessen my 401k and use the extra monthly money to invest in rental property!?

My husband and I were thinking of taking some money out of our ROTH IRA for the REI business. The amount we'd withdraw would be around 20% of our overall retirement funds. We are in our 40s, if that matters.Aside from...