Westin Hudnall
Using 401 K money to pay off my primary mortgage - Good or bad idea ?
My story : I'm 30. Fully vested with $55,000 in my 401 K . My primary mortgage has a balance of $35,000 left of my original $182,000 loan I got 5 years ago.I made a lot the past few years during the down economy and w...
Lee Common
Market Vertigo-Long article great read!
Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn
"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin
As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...
Hament Raju Mahajan
Self directing IRA money using QRP- Qualified Retirement plan
Currently I use Self Directed IRA custodians (Pensco and others) to be able to use my IRA funds for investment in Secured Notes. At times it becomes a time consuming effort to deploy funds to a deal.
I am s...
Rich Weese
Follow up to WHY DO WE INVEST with some retirement #'s
I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...
Matthew Malley
Market Top - Sell - Hold - Refinance?
My STR market has appreciated significantly due to Covid and I am trying to evaluate the best way to move forward. I bought a STR in January 2020 for $170k. Since Covid, the area has exploded in STR rentals and home v...
Joshua Gordon
Tenant Is Offering Full Year Rent In Advance
My stellar tenant of two years plans on renewing his lease this month. He called me today to ask if he could pay a full year’s rent in advance for a ten percent discount. I told him I’d have to think about it and get ...