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The terms "buy and hold" and "cash flow" are often used in real estate to describe different investment strategies. Here's a breakdown of the key differences between a "buy and hold" real estate market and a "cash flo...
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Early Retirement & Real Estate Exit StrategyI am new to BP. I have been investing in SFR (Buy & Hold) for 18 Years. Last 2 Years, I am considering different ramp down strategies on my investments with a primar...
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To all my syndicators out there- what have your experiences been? Ever use a broker dealer to help you raise capital? Are they worth it? Give me the good, bad and ugly!
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Looking for some opinions on a recent home sale and possible capital gains exemptions.
In short, I purchased my primary residence in 2017. I resided in the home until summer 2020 (total 2 yrs 9 months) and then depl...
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I currently have about $30k in my Roth IRA. If I understand this correctly, I think I could pull out only the contributions and not be taxed and penalty free. So, would it make sense to pull out the contribution porti...
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Hey all, new member here.Doing BRRRR in Ontario, have four small multi-family (2 duplex and 2 triplex) so far.It looks like I'm going to run into an issue with getting bank mortgages soon. They are complaining that I ...
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Hello BPers! I am a first time home buyer and looking to invest in a house-hack property. I am a young college grad in the DMV (northern Virginia) area and I am willing to purchase a place and rent out the additional ...
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We gound our first property that has a good chance of closing. It was a bit high in what we could leverage funds for and after we close, our options will be limited. Can the bigger pockets folks please give us some id...
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Whoever came up with the idea and execution for the little virtual award system deserves a raise. It's amazing how quite literally a few pixels and an auto response email pat on the back create this tiny amount of ele...
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I'm a relative newbie to real estate investing, and trying to figure out which direction to take. I'm very time challenged, but fortunate enough to have savings that I want to put to work in the form of positive pass...