This could seem like a silly question, but I am going to ask it anyway to gain a better understanding of how a HELOC works. So….If a HELOC is a line of “credit”, what’s stopping me from using my personal credit lines ...

I'm a teacher. Every month some of my paycheck goes towards mandatory retirement contributions. I can't opt out of contributing entirely, but I currently contribute to an optional hybrid 457b defined contribution plan...

Currently own a duplex and am in the process of buying a single family investment property. Another deal has presented that is perfect opportunity for brrrr strategy but want to use traditional bank only for cash out ...

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Looking on some feedback regarding a strategy I stubbled upon. If you bought a house a year for 10 years (assuming cash flow positive as well), and on the 11th year refinanced the 1st house to ...

Hi!  I'm new to the real estate investment game.  I'm looking at getting a first time homebuyer loan for a property where I will live in one side and rent out the other.  I found a bank where I can get a loan as low a...

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I am about to close on my first rehab project in the Se Portland area. I'm curious what I can expect to need permits for and what that process usually looks like? How long does it take to get them, how much etc...

How to use 401K?$200,000 in 401K, rental mortgage payoff is $130,000. Rental gives $500 monthly income from $2,000 rent. Should I use 401K to payoff mortgage and have that $2,000 as income OR take 4% of that 401K (onl...

I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community.  I current...

Getting starting in buy-and-hold and trying to do as much preliminary research as possible. In the process of getting a first investment property right now. For the time being I plan on doing all the listing/advertisi...

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I have about $30k in my TSP(government 401k for service members) that I am looking to roll into a self directed IRA so that I could invest it into a multifamily real estate deal.

How does the logistics o...