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I am about 65 and thinking of retiring in about a year. I have in the last year bought one house and one duplex (60K and 30K) ($850 rent and $350x2 rent) ( I presently like my property manager.). I have about a mil...
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Does anyone have good experience with a company that offers Self Directed IRA accounts? I have an account with Equity Trust but there fees are high ($350/year) and the service is marginal.
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Does anyone have experience holding property from a self-directed IRA? I am trying to get a handle on what is possible, and the pros and cons? For example, can I use IRA funds for a down payment, or must I make an o...
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Take heed investors - "the majority of millennials (59 percent) would rather rent a house than purchase one." according to the recent article below...and there are 80 million of them.http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/oth...
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I had a property manager fail to get a signature on the lease of every person over 18 living in my rental property. I have an email sent to me by the owner of the property management company asking me if I wanted anyo...
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Hey Everyone,I've got about 51,500 in a TSP account that I can't contribute to anymore since I'm no longer in the Marines. Part of this money is Tax-deferred, part is ROTH, and part is tax-exempt (from contributions m...
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Pretty much described it all in the description above. New to REI. First rental after a very nice rehab in Cook County outside of Chicago. I'm comfortable with screening renters but wondering if anyone out there in...
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Hello - My name is Derrick Carpenter and I am just getting serious about real estate investing. I started as a accidental landlord in Bentonville, AR, when I moved for a job. 3 years later, I still have the house...
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I'm interested in buying a few shares of stock and I just contacted my SDIRA and they put all kind of restrictions. "For starters, the stocks must be in form of a private placement (not publicly traded). The company ...
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Thinking about doing this for extra income on a prospective property (Class A neighborhood, but tenant leasing below market rent and I'm out about $1000/mo after all expenses). Has anyone else done so? Security concer...