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Chuck Van Court Computed ROI on fund and impact of Reserve for Loan Losses
13 June 2016 | 5 replies

I am an investor in the BroadMark fund, which provides investor return from 1st lien position hard money loans. I am generally happy with the fund thus far, but they seem to be using an overly favorable method to com...

Tim Thorpe Borrowing against 401k for down payments
16 November 2018 | 8 replies

I’m seriously considering borrowing less than 10% of my 401k for the down payments on 3 investment rental properties. I’ll be paying myself back at 4%. Thoughts/ experiences?

Nicholas Grandstaff Using my 401k for REI
21 October 2020 | 7 replies

I’m a complete newbie to REI. This is actually my first post here on Bigger Pockets. I dabbled with the idea of REI earlier in life (I’m currently 39), however, I received mediocre advice and I just wasn’t hungry enou...

Isaac Hayes Retirement Account 10% Penalty to Access Real Estate
3 November 2021 | 5 replies

I plan to purchase a four-plex in Columbus, Ohio within the next two months. I had planned on liquidating a standard brokerage account for the down payment. However, because I plan to retire and live off passive incom...

Les Jean-Pierre Self Directed IRA or Liquidate IRA
13 September 2014 | 11 replies

Hi, I have saved enough in my retirement accounts(I have rollover IRA's from old jobs) where if I wanted buy a property in a self directed IRA I could. However, I kind of don't want to wait till retirement age to reap...

Kaygo Haga Using IRA as source of funds for RE Investing
26 January 2016 | 19 replies

Hello BP family,I am new to the real estate investing world and to the BP community.I, like many people am interested in the thought/ possibilities of real estate investing but don't much cash to invest with.I have be...

Rob Pattison Buying a retirement home in Costa Rica using 401k money
12 December 2021 | 14 replies

I'd like some advice on the wisdom of using $100k of my 401k money to buy a retirement home in Costa Rica.The facts:  I'm 57 years old and live in Hermosa Beach, where I rent an apartment.  The houses here are $2 mill...

Brendan August CARES Act 401k Loans
22 December 2020 | 17 replies

Hey everybody, I was just wondering if anybody has made use of the the CARES Act to withdraw money penalty free from their retirement accounts? I understand that you still have to pay taxes on the amount but you can s...

Arie Van Gemeren Fund Retirement Account vs. Direct "Taxable" Real Estate?
8 April 2019 | 0 replies

Like most of us, my conception of one's career most of my life thus far was pretty plain vanilla - work hard, grow your W-2, and save the max possible in your retirement account. Like many others have echoed, I read R...

Sarina Payne Suggestions needed. New to investing.
19 May 2020 | 4 replies

First time investor looking for multi unit property. I can possibly get financed through a bank, but the 20% down payment would be a challenge. Any suggestions?