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Does anyone know if you can pull money out of the stock market to buy a real estate investment property and avoid capital gains taxes, similar to a 1031 exchange?
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Just watched the webbinar on multi family investing last night. Brandon states he does not invest in a property that does not perform at 12%. Can any one explain why 12% or how do you decide what a good ROI is ? This ...
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I'm curious if anyone has used their stock portfolio as collateral for hard money loans or leveraged their stocks in some other way to fund property purchases. I am also familiar with using 401k to fund business fina...
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Hi guys,For any of you self employed investors do you also invest in stocks? I generally max out my IRA in stock market every year just for diversification and nest egg...Anyhooo... What are current good mid-cap ETFs...
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Hello, I am seeking to get clarification on the following. My wife and I would like to make an investment (in stock). For personal/professional reasons, we would prefer the public didn't know what specific stock we a...
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/101826458"Owning a home isn't just for suckers... it's creating a class of fools for those who do buy, because so many Americans continue to think home ownership is the passport to the so-called...
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Hey,I'm currently setting aside 20% of my income aside every 2 weeks. I'm new to investing in real estate and I am actively reading all of the books while I become more atuned to how this all works including what inv...
hello, I am brand new to Bigger Pockets. I recently graduated college, and I work for an accounting firm doing business valuation in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. I recently bought a condo and will soon be getting a roommat...
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I was planning on purchasing my first house-hack this summer. Most of the down payment I have saved up is in mutual funds. However, the stock market is obviously plummeting because of COVID-19. In just a few months, ...
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Hi, I'm moving back to Oahu to help my family and need to cash out about $85,000 (60K in a mutual fund and 15K in stocks) for a down payment on a place to live. Does anyone know if there is a way to reduce the amount ...