Chris C.
Cash Out retirement fund!! Is it stupid for me??
This flies in the face of everything that we have ever learned about retirement accounts. So I want to start this by stating that it is stupid for 99% of the people out there to cash out retirement accounts but I wou...
Jackie Lange
Examples of Creative Transactioneering
Today I posted anarticle by Jack Miller on my blog that I thought many at BP would benefit from. You'll learn some ways to take creative real estate to the next level. Remember, every deal needs to have a purpose. ...
Charles Cowin
Pensions, Roth ira’s, and taxable accounts.
Good morning everyone. I’m a 26 year old union electrician in north central Illinois. My fiancé is a 24 year old public school teacher. We both get pensions at 59 1/2. On top of that, I’ll be starting 2 Roth IRAs this...
Denise Pauzano
Number of units to leave your 6-figure salary
This question will have varied answers based on monthly/annual RORs. Ballpark, how many units does it take to replace a 6-figure salary (let’s go with $100,000 to keep it even). How long did it take you to accumulate...
Sid Franklin
How did Detroit go broke? Why did property values decline in Detroit? What about Chicago?
I live in Chicago and there's been a lot of discussion recently on whether Chicago could follow Detroit down the path of municipal bankruptcy. Many folks believe that because Chicago is much more diverse in its indus...
Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...
Jonathan Doescher
Pension and 401k Options
I have a pension and 401k from a company I just separated from. My goal is to make enough passive income to “retire” in my 40’s ( 7-10 years) My wife and I are still employed, but my wife no longer can work overtime.W...
Pixel Rogue
Creating a real estate management company...
Considering creating (or repurposing an existing llc to) a small real estate management company, specifically to manage properties that we already manage (we are a married couple w/a small portfolio and handle 85% of ...
Jamie H.
How to maximize retirement savings
My husband and I are hoping to maximize our retirement savings this year and need some strategy help. I currently have a 403b through work. There is no match from the company. I currently fund it myself at a total of ...
Jimmy Carrera
401k- Pension Roll Over to a C-Corp.
Greetings- question in regards to roll overs to C Corp. This is not a ROBS, it more to an established C Corp. My understanding is that there has to be a valuation of the stocks in order to roll over my 401k and Pensi...