I have read that you can withdraw $10K penalty free from an IRA for a first time home purchase. Is this something you can do from a 401K as well, and would you recomend it if I intend to purchase a duplex or other inv...
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I got slapped on the hand for my last post so I followed the rules and posted in the marketplace. Because this information is purposed for a discussion about Buying & Selling Real Estate, I'm hoping that it will b...
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Hello all, I am looking for some recommendations on a book that will help me navigate the underwriting process a little more clean. I just came off a deal where my lender held up the closing of the loan on multiple oc...
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Starting Out and looking to meetup with people to get a better understanding.
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I wanted to get a feeling for how people handle these types of services which are lienable. Obviously you want to ensure that these get paid on time and not get behind. So what makes more sense, getting the bill in my...
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Greetings, I want to know if there are any suggested tax minimization strategies when investing in places like Fundrise or Prosper. From my understanding, your returns are taxed at ordinary income rates which is not i...
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I am an experienced Property Management professional with 16 years in the industry. I held positions as a Community Manager & Apartment Manager, with a diverse range of properties. My unique customer service skill...
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Hello all!Thank you in advance for viewing this question. I have two properties under owner-financing and I am looking to personally move into a pre-forclosed property via subject-to the existing mortgage held in a tr...
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If I were to establish a REIT, does that fall under FINRA, SEC, or other regulation? Is syndication a way around regulation? How do these two approaches compare?
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In my rental, there's this open loft /room that used to look like this:Tenants in the past used that space as another bedroom even though its small and didn't have any closets. But, the biggest hurdle to using it as a...