David Yee
What to consider when selling stock to buy investment property
Hello! I am currently 33 years old and most of my investments are in the S&P 500 as well as other index funds. I am considering selling some of my stock (between $50k and $100k) to put a down payment on a rental p...
Abdullah Rubiyath
Putting cash offer (funds available) but using financing?
Hello everyone,I am considering putting all cash offer (I have funds available - read more below), but I will be using conventional financing as it will be owner occupied by myself. Could anything go wrong?.I found a ...
Tony F.
ways to get a property out of corporate ownership
Found an off market property in up and coming area. Owners are open to selling, but just came out that the property is owned by their corporation. Their CPA says they will pay cap gains when the Corp sells, then they ...
Amey Phatale
Zillow's data show real estate crash is here? Any insight?
Zillow's stock data trend has relations with market trends. With current state of Zillow stock kinda indicates it's beginning of real estate market crash. Any insights, links, inside information?
Jack B.
Why not use stock losses to offset capital gains when selling rental property?
I researched this a bit after having the thought the other day as I started planning to sell my portfolio slowly over time. I can offset stock capital gains with stock losses. Why not rental property gains?Basically i...
Johnny Thompson
Smartest place to keep my money?
Hello, I'm looking for some advice on my situation as a 28 year old. My real estate goal is to buy enough cash flowing rental properties to retire early and I should need about 10-12 to reach this goal. My short term ...
Daniel F. Harb
Did I Mention I HATE The Stock Market?......
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...
Kevin Humphreys
REITs v. Direct investing in real estate
My question is pretty basic. What are the main reasons why investing directly in real estate is a better idea than just investing in REITs.My understanding is that the rate of return on REITs is generally higher than...
Brian Formulak
Thoughts on Investing in Times of Volatility
With all of the volatility in the stock market, I wanted to offer some insight into my investing experience and how I position my overall portfolio to get through extreme volatility like what we are currently seeing. ...
Sherrie P.
Buying rental property with money borrowed against stocks
Has anyone ever borrowed money through a bank using your stocks and bonds as collateral?
We could sell the stocks and pay cash for the property, but we would have to pay at least 15% cap. gains.
We woul...