Lisa Ryan
My First Property!
I almost bought my first property a year and a half ago, but during the inspection things fell through. But now I think I have it. The numbers aren't too great, but here they are:Rent: $1,300Mortgage: $850 (approx 200...
Penny Peng
Preferred equity or common equity in a syndication
Hi,I’m starting out to look for investment opportunities in real estate syndications. Some funds offer preferred equity and common equity in the capital stack. What are the pros and cons of each option and in what sce...
Tucker Cummings
Should I Stop My 401k Contributions?
I'm changing jobs so figured this might be a good time ask this. My previous and next employer do a 401k with a 6% match. I guess 401k's the only benefit of a 401k is it's tax benefit and I'm making an instant 100% RO...
Erick Torres
Advantages of either Single-Family Home or Condo Investing?
Hello BP members - I'm a beginner-level investor in Miami and currently have owned my condo for 3yrs. It's currently been on the rental market searching for tenants since last week, as I search for another property.My...
Account Closed
Syndication with No Sponsor Equity Contribution
Hi,Wondering if anyone has any experience syndicating deals with no sponsor equity contribution. If so I would appreciate your comments on how to go about structuring the deal to provide investors "peace of mind" eve...
Corine Haener
Three way split - 2 contributing downpayment 1 taking on mortgage
I'm interested in getting feedback on this scenario:Three people go in on a partnership on a rental property. Person A contributes $30K to downpaymentPerson B contributes $40K to downpaymentPerson C takes on a mortgag...
Brian Sarvis
Starting on the Rent to Retirement Journey
I have started on my Rent to Retirement journey and I just so happened to be starting it with the company Rent to Retirement. Last year I started my education on rental income and came across Rent to Retirement. I j...
Eric Geers
Roth IRA Consolidation?
My wife and I were only able to invest a little less than $10,000 in our respective Roth IRAs before our combined income disqualified us from contributing anymore. My question is this: Should we leave the money in ou...
Ben Kevan
What is/was your primary income stream when you started, and did you have other investments?
This question is for those of you that do this as a living, and as a supplemental income.
What is/was your initial primary source of income? And if you've since gone into doing REI as a primary source, how secure di...
Shawn Q.
Set for Life question: using Roth as savings location
I just finished @Scott Trench's Set for Life (as you can no doubt tell from how often I reference it) and I had a thought/question I'd like to put to everyone. What do you think about using a Roth IRA as a component o...