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I keep hearing stories that people are using their 401K to invest in Real Estate. How do I about taking out my 401K without getting penalize or having to pay it back?
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Under Water: How Our American Dream of Homeownership Became a Nightmare' is a new book by Ryan Dezember, a Wall Street Journal writer and is a sharp & timely reminder how hot real estate markets can go dras...
My wife and I are currently looking for our first house. We wanna use our first house as a rental. We plan to live in it for about a year or two than buy another property. What I’m trying to ask is, would a townhome m...
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What are some of the documents that hard money lenders ask for to fund a deal?
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There were 2 commenters after this podcast, but no responses from anyone about their issues.In the podcast, it was not clear whether the person interviewed violated IRS rules about using self-directed retirement monie...
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Hi BiggerPockets,I recently got an off market deal, but I am unable to finalize it because the seller doesn’t know if Social Security is able to take the home for payment to the owner’s nursing home. They have spoken ...
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Is there anyone here using virtual CPA called 1800 accountant? They claim they are comprehensive account who is expert in filing tax in everything including real estate, business, cryptocurrencies, options trading at ...
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Hello - Does anyone know whether Portugal allows U.S residents to use money from their self-directed IRA to purchase property in Portugal/ Azores? I have purchased property in Canada using my IRA, but not sure if thi...
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Hello. I’m a seasoned investor of rural, unimproved land (15,000) transactions. Very often I get calls from the direct mail that we have been sending out for years from the children of deceased land owners. I have ...
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Hello and good morning! My name is Ashek. Currently, I work as in electrical engineer for a private electrical contractor here in NYC. I basically do electrical design for new constructs (200 units+). My goal is to ha...