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Would appreciate any advice or personal experiences from anyone on this topic!With housing prices ridiculously high and rising interest rates, I have decided to live at home with my mom to save up money for a down pay...
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Looking for retirement planning options. Employer 401k is not an option. My income is W2 income and the passive income from investing via rentals owned in a one member LLC with no employees. Roth IRA is not an option....
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Not being real estate, what’s his best move with this money. With his retirement he is comfortable to live but he’s trying to really use this to his advantage. He asked me and I didn’t have a great answer so I’m here....
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Considering inflation, it is not safe to have funds sitting in the bank.I have to save/accumulate funds for a down payment - I already have $30K - Will add 5K every monthAny thoughts? Criteria:1. It should be easy to ...
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Hello,
Newbie here. I am divorcing and selling our home and splitting the profits of which should be about $250K per. I have chosen to rent for the next 12 months as I figure out where I want to live. Debt free an...
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Am I imagining or are there much more self-storage for sale advertisements then may be 6 months ago? I am seeing more and more in my e-mail box, but for some reason the CAP rates of 5 or 7% seems pretty low with mort...
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I had one of my properties inspected today and the inspector is telling me I need a termite bond. He said the house has no signs of active termites but signs that there were termites in the past. I have not owned th...
I’m trying to figure out if using an IRA makes sense.
Hypothetical situation:
$5,000 to invest
Yearly gain 10% = $500
Yearly IRA fee (Fundrise) = $125 or 25% of yearly gain
That seems like a hefty fee. Would th...
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Hello, I'm in the process if liquidating a couple old IRAs that I have with the plan of going self directed IRA to invest in real estate. I'm using Equity Trust and wondering if there are any pitfalls to look out for ...
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Hi everyone,I'm just starting out in my real estate journey and beginning to save up money for an initial down payment on my first rental property. Because I have one more year left in my undergraduate education, I'm ...