Hello all, I have a SDIRA with some cash, 2 paid off properties and a stock portfolio in the SDIRAs name.  I was thinking about leveraging those assets as collateral and doing some hard money lending.  Is that a thing...

Hello Everyone ,My name is Eugene, and I leave in the DC area. After working the main job and doing a lot of side hustling, I realized that while I am working and making money my life is passing by. So, I decided to f...

Hi All, Looking for some opinions on a situation i am in... My fiancee and I recently bought a new home and i am trying to decide whether to keep my current primary and rent it out, or sell it. Here is some background...

Anybody see a downside in selling individual stocks/ETFs in my portfolio that are showing a loss to lock in those losses for tax purposes next year and then redeploy the cash to low priced index funds?  

Please, I know there are a lot of people who will want to argue that real estate is not in a bubble, and/or that it will never burst. We disagree, and that's not what I'd like to discuss. I made a lot of money in stoc...

Hi all,I recently passed my real estate salesperson exam. Currently I am looking to join Massachusetts real estate brokerage who offers good splits and less fees. My focus is not really to sell real estates but rather...

Hi BP. I’ve heard different takes on this topic, and I want to hear what the BP community had to say. People like Mark Cuban and other successful entrepreneurs have been heard saying “diversity is for idiots” because ...

Hello,I've started pricing out rental properties on Redfin using a spreadsheet I downloaded from the files section here at Bigger Pockets. Something I'm still not understanding is how long term rentals actually beat t...

I am about to go to Barnes & Noble to get a book on SDIRA's but I thought I'd see if anyone has any advice.

A friend with an S corp needs to borrow money. He is willing to sell us a 5% position in the ...

Alright, I apologize if this becomes controversial, or offends anyone.As an investor and agent, I am seeing a lot of speculation in the market. It seems to me, that stock market speculators, are looking to unload thei...