I have been investing in VTSAX through a joint brokerage account. I'm debating if I should start maxing out a ROTH IRA or regular IRA in addition. From what I understand you can withdraw from a ROTH at any time, so it...

I was put on a quick claim deed to my parents home. It is paid for and had no financial obligations or tax benefits. Would being on the deed in California prevent me from claiming as a 1st time home buyer to financial...

I am currently 20 years old and have been doing a lot of research in regard to Whole Life insurance with the main idea of using it as a savings vehicle and having access to the cash value I can use as a future down pa...

I was told by a REI, that if you would be in the REI industry, it would be best not to get a RE license, especially since you will be looking for distressed home owners that may need to sell their homes fast, because ...

Hello, we have $300,000 saved to play with. My husband and I don’t know what to do. We live in Orange County, CA. We are currently renting a 2bd and need to move to a 3bd because of the new baby. Right now our rent is...

Hello -Like many others here (apparently), I am brand new to BP and recently stumbled across it via the podcast.Long story short - I have a full time job but don't particularly like working 40 hours/week nor do I part...

Where should I look for good candidate to finance? Ideas?I have bought and sold many properties over the years using craigslist and fsbo sites, however, for this deal I had the bright idea that maybe I do not need to ...

Hi BP!I'm a fairly new investor from Madison, Wi and looking at the surrounding area for additional deals. I am focusing on multi-family properties, and Milwaukee seems to have an abundance. The problem is that I am u...

Hi all,I am in San Antonio, Texas and I am trying to break into commercial real estate, specifically self storage. My business strategy is to find mom and pop operations and buy them via seller finance or buy them out...

Hello BP community!Thanks for providing an amazing platform for a semi-investor like me to learn the ropes of REI with the impressive quality of people and breadth of strategy/tactics that are so easily accessible.As ...