Michael Anderson
Need help determining my best financing option
All,I am diving in the pool of real estate investing. I believe I have several options and would like advice on picking the best one. To help with the decision here is a little about my current situation. My wife and ...
Alex J.
palmdale lancaster los angeles
Hello allI know this msg board has infinity wisdom but if i dig up the old posts on my question the answers might be different given the market has moved.Ive been mulling over the idea of buying some rentals in the pa...
Ryan Oneal
Found this informative. Advice from a home inspector.
Site - Does the ground around the house slope consistently away?- If there are underground drains, where are they going?- Are there any trees at the foundation?- Is there adequate drainage for retaining walls? Any cra...
Adam Meadows
Need Advice: Self-directed IRA vs. Solo 401K
Hello BP,I need some help regarding how to proceed on determining a SDIRA vs. Solo 401K. I've got about $100K in a 403B plan (equivalent of 401K for non-profit organizations) from a former employer. I am currently an ...
Stephen Lyons
Self Storage Upgrading/modernizing
My dad has a self storage facility with:
1) 15,000 sq/ft warehouse (no environment control)
2) 2,000 sq/ft office with 2 bathrooms and 4 rooms 3) 16,000 sq/ft drive up self storage4) about 40 parking spaces
All o...
Robin Roundtree
Sell Primary Residence to Use Equity for Rentals?
Hi guys,
We have a home worth 650k, we owe 350,000 in a place where we couldn't afford to sell and buy another property (got in 2021, the 2.8% interest rate and before the crazy NW boom in Idaho.) We are stuck becaus...
JT Williamson
Investment Company
What are peoples take on setting up a corporation or something along those lines for their investments? Up to this point we have done it through our personal accounts. Are there any benefits to setting up a corporatio...
Brook W.
Foundation Problems 101 -- Buying a Place With a Foundation Problem
I want to hear your most basic thoughts about buying properties with visible foundation problems. I understand there can be a huge spectrum of problems with consequences varying from "can't play a fair game of marb...
Kim Durst
Selling it all, are we being suckered?
What do you do with the proceeds from sales when your done with property rentals? It’s time. We are on the way to retirement. We own several properties and are tired. We have sold all but two. One just hit the market ...
David Krulac
"Home prices in real terms didn't increase"
"from 1890 to 1990. The American dream of building wealth through homeownership is a FALLACY. That was the bubble thinking but its still fresh in our minds."
Robert Shiller, Economist Yale University, and c...