I have been researching REI with IRA money.  Here are some of my thoughts, and I would love to hear what you think?  More importantly, what are you investing with your self directed IRA and why.There are many tax bene...

So I am deploying in a few weeks to afghanistan and did a bit of number crunching to see what I -might- have by the time I come back in 9-10 months.

I currently have 35k in the bank.
I make 5.5k a month without depl...

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Who I am (& Why I am already a Big BP Fan)

I am Diane Bartley: work in IT by day, chase an almost 3 year old child during the evenings, and during the later evenings have started...

So far all of my deals have been low all-cash offers. I want to start making Sub 2 and seller finance offers. When you make offers for seller carry back, what can you offer to pay them monthly? I've talked to people w...

Happy Monday everyone!  So, I've had this chip on my shoulder for awhile about appraisals...and it's something I realize I have to accept but wanted to reach out for a discussion with other investors and get your take...

Wow! Our last poll had over 700 responses! Because I think the last poll generated a ton of interest, I'm going to start doing this regularly until someone stops me or I run out of questions to ask :) This week, the p...

I'm putting my first offer on an investment property ever. This is a duplex currently listed for $149,900. Took a look at one unit today and it appeared to be in great shape. The other was not available. Based on ...

I am looking at rolling my 401k into a self directed IRA with checkbook control in order to flip properties.  I will be buying the properties using case from the SDIRA and reinvesting the profits back into it.  So I w...

Hey all! After listening to the last episode about bonus depreciation, it left me thinking about my home I recently converted form primary to rental. In the episode it was said that bonus depreciation had to be taken ...

Hello! This is my first post so if I make a mistake I'm sorry! First I’d like to say I’ve enjoyed reading Jay Hinrich’s posts; they’ve helped me get a firmer grasp on real estate investing and I’m grateful for that, a...