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Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies

I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...

Brady Mullen The Cost of Waiting - A Different Way to Look at It
1 September 2023 | 22 replies

You've probably heard the "would you rather" scenario about being offered $1M or a penny that doubles every day for a month, right?
Well, consider this little twist…
So, in case you haven't heard, a penny that doubl...

Michael Dunn HELOC vs a Cash-Out refi .... Pros and Cons of each ??
24 June 2016 | 29 replies

Hi,I need some help in figuring out what my best course of action will be , given the following situation.....I am looking to Get the Equity out of my Primary come the first of July ( about 3 - 4 weeks from now ).I ha...

Ryan H. Paying Down Mortgage with HELOC?
17 May 2021 | 12 replies

Hello, I'm trying to understand whether paying off my mortgage balance using a HELOC would make sense.  I am feeling confused about it, because the terms of each are so different.  The mortgage is a long-term, fixed r...

Kevin L Owens So New to a Huge Industry!
25 April 2023 | 7 replies

He all,  I posted a few days ago about my newbie status in learning REI.  It's taken a while to reply to everyone, Thank you All!  I am finding the industry a bit overwhelming and the amount I desire to learn even mor...

Marshall Rousseau Rotten Redwood Repair with Fix-it-all?
5 June 2024 | 3 replies

In the past I have repaired rotten siding and window trim with fix-it-all. The benefit is it can be sculpted to match the profile of difficult to find trim and can fix rotten patches of wood siding (up to a few inches...

Bruce W. maximize 401k contributions?
20 January 2014 | 5 replies

I have been contributing the maximum to my 401k account, including the catch-up contribution for those over age 50. My contribution far exceeds that needed to get the maximum company match.

I wondered if this...

Alec Anderson How to calculate rate with sellers terms?
22 May 2017 | 8 replies

2 duplexes for 162k Zillow estimates they are worth 84k and 85k eachThey are both mostly brick, identical, and right next door to each other. All units 2br 1ba.One roof has a leak, so it needs repair or possible repla...

Ryan Copeland 21 Books Read, Need New Suggestions
2 February 2022 | 5 replies

Hello BP. I tried searching the forums for new books that will help me become a better real estate investor and businessman. There were some good posts, but I have read most of the books in those posts. So I figured I...

Elizabeth Bower Is this “private lending” company legit?
10 February 2022 | 3 replies

So, I was searching for land to buy for our farm on Facebook and there was a comment on someone else’s post by this gentlemen stating he was a private lender. So I did what any naturally curious person did and reached...