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Daniel Dietz What do you figure for 'Opportunity Cost' of you money?
28 August 2013 | 9 replies

Hello,

I am not sure if this is the right forum for this, but it seemed like the most logical one.

As I run numbers to see if a property is a 'good investment', I often find myself wondering 'what co...

Justine Phillipson How much money did you have before your first investment?
19 February 2020 | 3 replies

How much money did you have saved up before buying your first investment? I had saved up 45k, and then used 20k of that for my first deal. I am trying to decide if I should leave the rest in mutual funds, or use it fo...

Terry Lao 90% of Bigger Pockets will never take action on REI
31 January 2018 | 78 replies

Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...

Digger Odell Where is best to withdraw money to purchase second home?
30 September 2015 | 4 replies

I'm over 60 years old and in the process of purchasing a second home. I am paying cash and expect to close end of October. I will be withdrawing the money (around 225K) from my mutual funds. Probably from a high yield...

Levi Crabtree Invest Cash Flow or Put Towards Principle
7 May 2019 | 9 replies

I have two rental properties. Both are getting just over 12% cash on cash return. Should I put the cash flow towards the principle of the loans to help pay off sooner (have 30 years on both), or should I reinvest the ...

Ty Doke Financial Advisor says: Real Estate is a terrible decision
24 April 2020 | 50 replies

I am under contract on a property. My partner is providing the capital for down payment, and renovations. Partners capital is currently in mutual funds with a Financial Advisor Firm.  We met with his advisor about 6...

Adam Delort Rental Property Evaluations - CoC Returns
6 April 2017 | 3 replies

Hello!!!!I am curious how you all analyze properties... currently i am having an extremely hard time trying to find anything that gets over a 8% cash on cash return on any properties purchased for rentals.... I tend t...

Thomas Mehi Where to put money while saving for the next down payment?
2 January 2020 | 11 replies

Where do you keep your money while saving 20 or30k for the next downpayment? Imagine it would have to be somewhere semi-liquid. I am thinking mutual funds? Other investments?

Krista Lance Seeking advice on utilizing solo 401k with a small balance
29 November 2021 | 5 replies

Hi, I've just set up my Solo 401k, using funds from a previous employers retirement account. The current value is small: $12,500. I am struggling to find a way to utilize these funds in investments because the value i...

Ian Saingarm Overfunded Universal Life Insurance
2 November 2016 | 5 replies

Hi guys, I was at an asset protection conference and one of those guru's who tries to sell you a tablet and a "program" was all about index linked overfunded insurance and I liked some of what I heard.  The idea being...