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Ok, I have a seller financing situation/deal that would be interesting and was wondering if any one has heard of this or experienced this. Lets say I want to buy a rental property for $400,000 (lets say producing $4,0...
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Do you give a down payment to a Contractor before he does work?
I'm having a hard time finding contractors that would do work without a down payment.
I feel like even with a contract, a contractor could just walk ...
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So I'm considering retaining an attorney to create a Wyoming Irrevocable Trust to protect some of my assets.
My rental properties are mortgaged so I can't put them in there, but I want to put money in an account in t...
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I lost my job this past Tue. Any advices on what to do with my 401k?
Thanks
- Chi
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Hey BP. Can anyone tell me where I can find historical data on the "Cost to Funds" rate that US Bank Indianapolis uses to determine their rate? Basically they offer a 5 year term amortized over 25 and then after yea...
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Any experience with a deferred tax trust vs 1031?Interested in actual experiences for wealth protection. Thanks in advance.
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Hey BPers,I'm offering a bond for deed for a buyer of my condo with bad credit from a bankruptcy. He's putting down 25%, so I'm thinking about charging somewhere between 7-8%, 30 year Am., with 3-5 year balloon. Does ...
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My first contractor took many months doing minimal work, and took half my draws from my private lender, after electric inspection did not pass, I terminated his contract. The second contractor that took over quoted th...
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I have seen a lot of people talking about lower rates but all the quotes I’m seeing are higher than they were a month ago. I’m curious as to what other investors are seeing in the market. With the Fed cutting the Fe...
Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...