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Jennifer S. Self Directed IRA Cashflow
26 October 2015 | 16 replies

I've been reading up on the Self-Directed IRA, and from what I've found is that any cash flow/profit goes back into the SD-IRA. How does one legally obtain funds from a SD-IRA for basic living expenses if the purpose ...

Account Closed What was your job before you went full-time?
16 October 2015 | 59 replies

Real estate agent? Accountant? Grocery store manager? Pizza delivery guy?Just out of curiosity, what was your job before you decided (or were able) to live off your investments? Doesn't matter how high/low paying or u...

Nellie Bentz Escrow: why don't I understand it?
26 September 2020 | 20 replies

Anyone in here care to educate me a little on escrow? My escrow account keeps coming up with what seems like fairly large shortages.I'm not very good with math, and I've tried going over the escrow statement with my m...

Kevin Tyra Avoiding capital gains
18 September 2020 | 19 replies

I am seeking a couple properties and looking for ways to avoid capital gains. The costs of homes are too high to roll over money through 1031 exchange. What other ways are there to avoid the capital gains

Christian Carson Redeveloping a mobile home park
10 November 2013 | 10 replies

Hello fellow investors,

I have an opportunity to purchase a large, 100+ unit mobile home park. The 28 acres it sits on is highly valuable land, the park is dilapidated, and the owners are behind on taxes. The...

Matt Dorsten Industrial Property w/ Dilapated Building BUT... a $$$ Billboard
31 October 2015 | 24 replies

I wanted to get some input on a piece of property that keeps coming across my desk... This property (about 1/4 acre) is in Denver and has about 5,500SF of building on it, about 4,000SF are old row-homes and 1,500SF is...

Jon B. Am I Being Too Pessimistic?
26 July 2020 | 31 replies

So I'm pretty much ready to start my house hunting process but it seems like my pessimism is overtaking everything that I think.  I'm looking at Orange county NY and looking at a 2-4 unit property, where I'll live in ...

Erik Kubec Strict definition of 50% rule?
19 July 2012 | 19 replies

Really thought I would have an easier time finding a consistent definition of this by googling.

Can someone lay out for me what of the following goes into the expense part of the 50% ratio?:

[/u]Hard, real costs (eg...

David B. Flipping better than holding for fast growth
24 October 2023 | 10 replies

Hi all,I just wanted to get your opinions on flipping to grow faster vs holding . This year I've really doubled down on investing and have about 7 rehabs I'm currently doing. Three of them are flips, while the others ...

Brian Baumann Investing in only syndications. Am I missing out?
11 April 2024 | 15 replies

I am an accredited investor who has invested in 2 syndications and looking at a 3rd. However, I am wondering if I’m “missing out” by not investing in direct ownership of smaller properties that I have more control ove...