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Vijaianand Thirunageswaram Pull Permit or Go without Permit - What's your take?
23 June 2017 | 34 replies

Alright!! I been working on few deals and one especially with a old pool. We are closing on this deal soon and checked with few contractors to close the pool.  Nobody talks about the permit except one guy. They all wa...

Braden Downs Real Estate or Roth IRA?
28 July 2018 | 20 replies

Hello, I am 22 years old and started investing into a Roth IRA last year. Since then, I found bigger pockets and what real estate has to offer. How have you decided to balance your type of investments? Theoretically, ...

Bienes Raices Paranoia about gold ETFs, why?
11 May 2010 | 22 replies

I've read the conspiracy theories about GLD's gold bars missing from the vault, tungsten filled gold bars, and the fact that GLD will not redeem for physical gold. Most of this seems to be rumor, except for the last o...

Ken Kwok Foreign investors vs Local investors
4 August 2018 | 19 replies

Hi all real estate lovers,I am from one of the most expensive property city, Hong Kong. I am a potential investor for US property and exploring all potentials and risk. I am not sure if I am competing with local inves...

Scott Trench Are you Pro or Against 401(k)?
2 May 2017 | 197 replies

A recent article that I wrote on the BP blog received some criticism because I suggest that a 401(k) is one of the best ways to increase your net worth.This strategy was criticized by a couple of readers and I thought...

James Tedrow Joe Biden wants to trash the 1031 exchange
21 July 2020 | 173 replies

What do you all think about Joe Biden's tax plan and the elimination of the 1031 exchange?Moderator Note: This post turned into a political discussion, which is not allowed per our rules. This thread has been locked. ...

Karen M. Who are the renters?
3 May 2013 | 10 replies

Someone quoted a stat that 70% of people own their homes and 30% are renters.

Who are renters, and why do they rent?

I'll be honest that until a few years ago when I was reading a home decor blog (nesting place...

Levi Brackman Thesis driven real estate investment strategies
29 April 2021 | 12 replies

I know several different methods to investing in real estate, such as Fix and Flipping and the BRRRR method. Many of these are driven by COC returns and yield. But does anyone have a thesis-driven approach? Such an ap...

Atul S. Large Transfer - Pay off debts, or keep it and invest.
22 February 2023 | 12 replies

Hi All, I am a 29 yo male currently employed in a relatively stable job ($100,000/yr). I'm not focused on saving a lot right now and basically, just put money towards my 401k (10%) and am aggressively paying down/off ...

Sam Smith Busy accredited investor looking for low risk investments
27 February 2016 | 26 replies

As very busy professional, with accredited investor status,  I want to find a low risk investment preferably passive to park my money in case the market goes south.  According Robert Kiyosaki you can only build wealth...