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I have been reading posts on BP for a few weeks now, and many people have posted that they were able to buy (non owner occupied) multi-families with minimal money down. Some as low as 5%. HOW? My broke tells me it'...
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HiMy name is Caleb Sandfort and I am a 33 year old software developer from Vancouver Washington. I've been interested in real estate investing since college, but have always been too scared to actually take the plung...
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The newbie is me and I want to do three things in next twelve months and the first two are related.
I love my neighborhood, but meh about the house. It is halfway paid off and my wife and I would like to move for a m...
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So I've posted only a couple of times here on BP and I feel like I would get more out of this if I were to just lay it all out there. So here it goes, some things to consider and then I will lay out my questions.BUSI...
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I'm interested in learning on how to take the steps into lending money and being paid back the money with interest. How would I go about this? I kind of want to become a private lender to others rather it be for real ...
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I am new in the note business and looking to learn the note business using money from my SDIRA. I have made a few acquaintances from BP and are hoping to JV with them to help me learn the note business. I am hoping ...
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My husband and I have separate 401k accounts through our jobs. The current balance on them combined is around $140,000. We're contemplating cashing them both out to invest in multi-unit rental properties. After tax an...
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I'm not opposed to proving I'm a real person by showing a government issued picture ID, but I am against giving an agent a copy of my driver's license or passport to keep on file. It's not required in my state as far ...
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I currently own and live in one side of a duplex I picked up just over a year ago. I am anxious to purchase another. I am strongly considering cashing out my 401K in order to be able to afford the 20% down payment tha...
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How risky is it?
I learned that I could get a $20K HELOC from my primary residence. I have $15K in old 401Ks that I could rollover into a SDIRA and I have $15K in cash saved up. That’s roughly $50K, but I prefer to u...