Cooper Walker
Why Home Equity Loans are Worth It?
I am brand new to real estate investing and I am looking for ways to get involved ASAP. I have heard a lot of good things about home equity loans or home equity lines of credit, but I cannot seem to see the bigger pi...
Aaron Boatman
Rate of Return Calculations Question
Here is some background. I want to purchase a property, rehab it then do a cash out refi for 80%LTV which will easily pay off all debts and myself back. When working my ROI Math how does one factor a cash out refi i...
Leland S.
Solo 401k funding, payroll tax tradeoff of single member LLC
Looking for some second opinions on anyone who is "self employed" and has a Solo 401k. Probably folks here know about check book 401k's and such to invest in real estate. I am now in a contract position as 1099 and ha...
Sean Nelson
Buying Real Estate to Reduce Tax Burden
Newbie here. Im fascinated with the depreciation aspect of real estate and I have a question.Lets say I own a few different non-real estate related businesses. And my earned income from those businesses equals about $...
Ari Lagunas
First Time Investment Property Strategy - San Diego
Hi everyone,
I’m based in San Diego and looking to purchase my first investment property by March 2025. I earn around $15k/month from my business, but my income is somewhat variable, which might make securing financi...
Matt Millard
Is a self directed IRA even worth it?
Even with using the lowest cost IRA provider out there the fee for 4 separate accounts is over $600 annually assuming my wife & I open a Roth & traditional each. If I put this in one of my best investments th...
Michael Swain
Need advice - Starting Out
Hey everyone, I am new to BiggerPockets, and need your advice. My wife and I have always wanted to own single family residences and rent them out. Our goal is to one day own 15-20 homes, and live off the income they...
Matt F.
Cash out refi and high yield savings
Hi all, been thinking about this and cant tell if im missing something. If I can refinance at 6.5% and then put that money right into a savings account that gets 4.1%, assuming I keep the money in there, rates stay t...
Doug Davis
interpreting rental property calculator graph
I have been trying to use the BiggerPockets rental property calculator and interpret the graph. This doesn't look like the best home to buy, but where I'm having a problem is interpretation of the graph. Green is i...
Deadrick Colbert
Where is best place to put money while you are saving for deals?
Where do you prefer to have your $ while saving for the next deal? Roth IRA? Savings account? Anything different? I'd like to hear where other investors prefer to save for deals?