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My father is a school teacher who will in a couple years be retired with his full pension from the school system. He also has a Roth IRA and 401k. He’s just a middle class guy who has saved his whole life. Robert Kiyo...
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Hi everyone!quick question about verifying a retired persons income. He lists $5700 and states "retired". How do I verify that? I assume some is SS. He's retired after 30 years at a paper mill so some may be from ...
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Considering creating (or repurposing an existing llc to) a small real estate management company, specifically to manage properties that we already manage (we are a married couple w/a small portfolio and handle 85% of ...
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Hello everyone! I started out in March 2018 looking to buy 1 property in Cleveland after doing some research. Eventually I set a lofty goal for myself to try and obtain 3 cash flowing properties by the end of 2018. ...
Hi everyone,
I very recently started educating myself about real estate investing, so bear with me because aside from the Beginner's Guide and the Millionaire Real Estate Investor, I'm still very green.
M...
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My wife and I are thinking about moving to another state so we can invest in real estate more easily. We want to buy a duplex, live in one half and rent the other. In order to get a loan to do this (since I am self em...
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The tech bubble bursting was our first strike. It put us "the batter" in a hole.
The real estate bubble gave us "strike 2". Bigger hole.
Strike 3!!!! I think we could be taking the final swing at present. I've d...
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Unless I'm mistaken, the option to use Blended Retirement System (BRS) only makes sense if you're planning on separating before 20 years AND you REALLY like the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Even the Thrift Savings Plan...
I purchased a two family house in NY almost two years ago, but to purchase that home I took a pension loans and a personal loans to cover some of the closing cost ( 70k). There is enough equity for me to take out a lo...
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Good morning and happy Saturday everyone! A relative of mine bought a house in Lincoln, Nebraska to retire in, but for the next few years they want to rent it out until they are ready to move. He has an applicant who ...