David Nelsen
Splitting utilities in a duplex
We are about to close on a duplex that has separate electric but only one furnace, AC and hot water heater. Anyone have ideas on how to best split the utilities or bill back to the renters?
Currently there is only on...
Tom Hertz
Rental Property Purchased with IRA
I would like to purchase a property with funds from my IRA to use as a rental property. I know there are rules regarding who I can and cannot rent to (like family members). I would like to do a lot of the managemen...
Daniel Kurkowski
Testing the Waters on an Idea MN Air BNB
Hi everyone, a few of you may have seen my enthusiasm in the past about utilizing Air BNB's platform to bring entrepreneurs together with investors to expand both of their businesses and while I have done some limited...
Bob Basting
Where to move 401(k) to start investing
I've got a 401(k) with a previous employer that is not doing much in the market these days. I'm considering moving this into either a self-directed IRA (Checkbook) or a 401(a) under my own LLC. Any insight into either...
Ramsey Blankenship
BRRRR In Panama City multi-family HUGE success!!
Hello all!I purchased a 7 unit property across the street from St. Andrews Bay and within a short bike ride to downtown St. Andrews. The property consists of 3 duplexes and one SFH on roughly 1/3 of an acre. I found t...
Golan Corshidi
Real Estate Vs Stocks
Hey all!
I have a good friend with cash who is looking to invest. However, he believes investing in the stock market is the best place to consistently have high returns with low effort. I feel real estate is a better...
Wesley W.
Kwikset SmartKeys
Okay, I was "sold" on this product by an associate at a home improvement box store. either I misunderstood, or he was uninformed. I thought that the key included in the box was a "master" key, and that it could make...
Account Closed
I'm really confused with the whole self directed IRA/Solo K
I've been doing some reading online, and I'm really confused with the whole checkbook writing Solo 401K. I thought I read it somewhere that you can transfer your Roth IRA to a checkbook writing Solo 401K (I don't reme...
JC Conchas
Solo 401K for real estate purchase
Hi everyone,I'm leaning towards opening a solo 401k vs a SDIRA, for buying and holding multifamily properties. But I have a question that I would like answered before I can make a final decision.My question is, I unde...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 17-21, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...