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Francois D. Equity build up rather than Cash Flow, why not?
11 August 2015 | 53 replies

Most investors favor CF rather than equity build up.

The advice is get a mortgage as long as you can (30+years) so you can have a few more hundred dollars in CF.

This neglects the fact that you pay more...

Ross Y. Accellerated Cost Segregation against w2 gains or stock income
15 November 2021 | 16 replies

Team,I’m entering into a new realm with investing and looking to offset other sources of income with cost segregation combined with accelerated depreciation from real estate professional filing status. If the losses e...

John Baeten How to purchase REI using 1031 exchange
21 August 2019 | 10 replies

Hello community,
I am new to real estate investing and have an interesting question which I hope someone can help me out with or at least point me in the correct direction. This might be more of a what would you do ...

Jenna Stonecipher Why invest in retirement?
24 November 2014 | 10 replies

OK, I've got a small pension roll-over that I need to handle. So, I've been doing the research on solo401k's and SDIRA's. This may sound like a ridiculous question (and maybe it's youthful naivety) but I don't really ...

Sam Nelson FTHB in Austin, TX. Am I Crazy?
17 December 2021 | 15 replies

Hi BP friends,
I’m a single 32 y/o looking to purchase a SFH as a primary residence + house hack in Austin, TX. I’ve lived here for 9 yrs and plan to stay long term - my work is split 50/50 between being virtual and ...

Steven Johnson Hello to Bigger Pockets and Goodbye to the Rat Race!
12 February 2017 | 18 replies

Good afternoon everyone,After trolling for the last 12 months on the forum I have decided to post - why? Because action doesn't occur without interaction. I have made a self-proclamation that 2017 will be the year I f...

Sean Golin When does it make sense to pre-pay mortgage?
28 November 2016 | 11 replies

I currently own an investment property and have been considering pre-paying the mortgage down to increase equity but not sure if this is the right approach.  My mind tends to focus on the increased monthly cash flow f...

David Benjamin Is real estate investing better than stock investing?
18 January 2024 | 34 replies

With stock investing I can spend a few minutes a month looking at stock prices and entering a buy or sell order in my brokerage account and earn 8% annually on average. To earn the same return with real estate, I woul...

Jackson Ramirez STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
23 February 2018 | 14 replies

It's not often you get a deal like the one that I got. It started back in 2004 when my building decided to go condo. I never bought anything in my life but I figured this was one thing or opportunity that I would not ...

James Madison cash bought Primary residence to rental; capital gains and costs
27 December 2013 | 11 replies

I've read through 10 pages of threads on conversions trying to answer my questions and haven't found the answer I'm looking for.

Here's the background.

Primary residence (from 2011) purchase price: $10k...