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Hi BP,I'm currently fixing up my primary residence to make it rent ready within the next year. I'd like to add on to one of my bathrooms and renovate my 3-seasons room as well. I looked into taking out a home equity l...
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Kentucky looks like a great market to invest.But i dont see a lot of economic growth there. Does the government invests in cities?Any corporation (IMB, Google, Automotive or etc) building anything in Louisville?
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I have a question for the Wisconsin investors. When doing a flip how are the taxes calculated? I believe I read that the profits are taxed as self employment? or is it capital gains? How much should I plan on paying a...
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This morning I had a female contact me about my rental property and wanted to see it asap and asked if I could show it today so I said sure. She came by with her grandmother (real nice lady) and took a quick look at ...
We have six rentals. Both of us are W-2 employees within 10 years of retirement at 67. One employer matches 401K contributions for first 6% at 50% match. The other employer offers No Match at all. We had each been...
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I'm 26 years old and just beginning to explore real estate investing, with the target of making my first purchase mid-2018 and the intent of getting into a multi-family property while taking investments from family/fr...
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A Paradigm Shift and 5 Reasons to Love Passive Investing
When it all Changed
If you asked a 30-year old me what my plan was I’m pretty sure I would have responded that I wanted to “move up the chain” at work, ma...
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Quick poll - How many people have borrowed against their 401k for Real Estate Investing and do you think it's a good idea or no? Personally, I act like I can't touch my 401k to stay diversified, but I have friends who...
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I am a passive real estate investor (no full time job) and own a few rental properties tru my LLCs. I just noticed that I pay Self Employment Tax on the total amount of net income? My return is prepared by my CPA. Is ...
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Hi BP Community,I could use some advise on options available for retirement accounts from past employers. I do have a few accounts available and I think it's fairly easy to rollover into a Self Directed IRA using a cu...