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Jon Klaus 401K or rental portfolio?
1 August 2015 | 14 replies

Hypothetically, which would you rather have?A 401K worth $500,000, currently invested in index funds, but easy to convert to other securities or cash. Or10 single family homes worth $1,000,000 with $700k worth of mort...

Don Konipol How to Avoid LARGE Loses in Passive Investing
15 January 2025 | 24 replies

How to avoid large loses in passive investments?
As important as due diligence, analysis, knowledge of the property type, track record of the syndicator, correctly predicting economic trends, and timing is, the numbe...

Account Closed What will happen to the SFR market?
31 July 2018 | 7 replies

Home prices are beginning to either level off or come down depending on your area. Here in FL I'm seeing appraisals come in lower than expected.... There's volatility in the stock market which generally is the first i...

Doug Greenville Buying a house vs. investing in mutual funds
26 April 2008 | 8 replies

Hello everyone. I currently have a significant amount of money invested in mutual funds with a major investment firm. Considering the current state of the U.S. economy and the prospects, or lack thereof, of a recovery...

Paul Staszel Using 401K to buy rental!
21 July 2017 | 13 replies

Has anyone used their 401K to buy a rental and receive tax free income ?   If so, how does one go about doing so?  Would  I be able to make repairs out of pocket or does everything have to be from the 401K?

Stanley Hammerton Just how viable and feasible is it to invest in Real Estate NOW?
8 December 2016 | 9 replies

HelloI would like to know just how viable and feasible it is to invest in real estate at this moment, i have been advised to invest in funds such as Index Funds, mutual funds and hedge funds but my interests lie in pr...

Matt Wells Use cash flow to pay off my SFR rental or invest in the S&P 500?
15 April 2020 | 22 replies

Hello, I have around $550 a month positive cash flow from a couple of SFR rental properties. I'm debating on whether to use the positive cash flow to pay off the SFR principal or to invest it in a Vanguard S&P 500...

Jay Helms Contribute to 401K or Not?
10 January 2017 | 35 replies

Afternoon BP Community. Listening to several podcasts and reading many blog articles, there is a constant debate on whether someone should contribute to a 401K or take those contributions and direct them to RE. Unless...

Daniel F. Harb Did I Mention I HATE The Stock Market?......
24 December 2018 | 70 replies

Not sure if I mentioned that today. Yes, I am 100% invested in Index Funds , and yes, I am staying the course (Probably take years to recover the losses), and yes I believe in "Buy and Hold". It just stinks to see ten...

Riley C. Debate: Buy or Wait Given Looming Economic Recessionary Fears
15 January 2019 | 45 replies

Hi BP,I've set out a goal to purchase my first property before my current lease ends in April. I'm currently renting in Chicago and I'm looking buy a multifamily property in certain up and coming areas in inner city C...