Nathan Vaughan
Retirement Planning for Real Estate Investors
Looking for retirement planning options. Employer 401k is not an option. My income is W2 income and the passive income from investing via rentals owned in a one member LLC with no employees. Roth IRA is not an option....
Joel NA
Pay Down Philosophy
I have a question about how to handle the cash flow for two of my properties.
One is a four-plex that I'm rehabbing and will hopefully flow nicely. There is little appreciation as it's in a small town where prices ...
Marcus Auerbach
Income growth in the US
The two main threats to my business as an investor and as an agent are raising interest rates and stagnant income. I have seen rents go up quite a bit in the last 8 years in Milwaukee, at least 30% on average (I just ...
Jeff Takai
Hi from Orange County, CA (via San Francisco)
Hi Everyone!My name is Jeff and I just wanted to introduce myself! I'm new to the site as well as new to Orange County in Southern California! I lived in San Francisco as a student and dentist for the past 10+ years...
Account Closed
Will Southeastern WI become hot bc of Foxconn?
With the latest news coming from Wisconsin today and the possibility of 3 to13k jobs being created in the coming years (so they say) who has thoughts on looking into southeast, WI? Am I just chasing a hot tip?
Sam Shueh
Silicon Valley Housing Burst in 2018?
Sam Shueh Realty One Group ...
Michael Rossi
We Need a Revolution!
As we already know, because of the wild, reckless actions of the big banks selling derivatives that had little to no worth, the big banks were insolvent a year ago. The government argued that the banks MUST be saved ...
Dennis Parslow
401k Loan for down payment on investment property
1. If a newbie investor has access to a 401k loan for the down payment, how is that viewed by Hard Money Lenders? 2. If using the 401k loan as a down payment, I assume it's best to wait until after a credit report and...
Jimmy H.
Elections, Grid-lock, Foreclosuregate and the effects on RE
It seems inevitable that the Republicans take control of the House, and likely gain many seats in the Senate.
This type of situation is called "grid-lock" becuase both parties can essentially keep each other from get...
Michael Plaks
Beware: offshore tax preparation outsourcing
This discussion started today in a Facebook group for tax professionals. According to the thread, this risky practice is getting more and more common among some tax firms looking to cut costs.I realize that people hav...