I just finished @Scott Trench's Set for Life (as you can no doubt tell from how often I reference it) and I had a thought/question I'd like to put to everyone. What do you think about using a Roth IRA as a component o...

Hi all, I recently became extremely interested in real estate investing after I happened to randomly strike up a conversation with one. I am 31, I’m a nurse practitioner and am honestly sick of the 9-5 and just want f...

Hello!I am fairly new to the Florence area (9 months now). Just bought my first home for my wife and I in December and am now looking to expand my cash flow. I am an avid investor but have been disappointed with mutua...

I know that this platform has experimental bias, but I've gotten solid advice pointing to maxing out tax advantage contributions (e.g. 401k which allows 19k in annual contributions) and then simply index fund investin...

Hello everyone, 
I’m 48 years old and currently rent with 5 family members. I have 450k to invest and trying to figure out what would be best for an early retirement. 1) Do I purchase a property now in the Bay Area t...

Hi all,

How do you withdraw the money in your current employer's 401(k)? I don't have a financial hardship, and I don't want to take out a 401(k) loan. Is this possible at all?

I know there are penalties for withdra...

Knowing what you know today, how would you advise a new investor to invest 100k? I have done a lot of research on turnkey providers and am purchasing 2 properties already but would like to know what you have learned ...

The MLS has really tightened up over the last year with SFR income producing and multi-family homes.  Investors are coming out of the woodwork and migrating from the Bay Area and beyond to snatch up property in one of...

Current investment property in San Diego brings in $5K a month, my net after mortgage/PM/etc. is around $650. I have roughly $550K in equity and would like to use that equity to invests in more properties. I have tr...

Hello BP! I'm sitting here with a sprained ankle, Business Planning for Dummies, and nothing to do but think. It's nearing one year since I joined BP, and so much has happened. I feel like I'm a different person. In f...