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Oscar Martinez Who do I talk to first?
5 August 2013 | 5 replies

Hi BP,

I'm planning on buying my first property by the end of the year and I've been educating myself in all thing REI for about 2 months now.

I'd like to get things moving along but I'm not sure who to...

Jacob Trimble How to authenticate hard money lenders
18 November 2020 | 4 replies

My wife and I are trying to get all our financing options together. Currently we have private money (close family and friends) as well as pre-approval from our bank to purchase some investment property. I want to expl...

Eric P. 0% for 21 month credit card as backup to get started?
2 February 2017 | 4 replies

Wife and I want to make 2017 the year we jump in.  Too much analysis paralysis.  Our thoughts are to start with a property around $100k.  Approved for a 15% down loan with an online lender.  We'd want 6 months of bill...

Edgar Avilez Loan Officer Advice
7 July 2020 | 4 replies

Hello BiggerPockets Community, My name is Edgar Avilez. I am a 24-year-old real estate newbie currently living in Ventura County California. I have a phone call with a loan officer this Thursday, 7/9/2020 for potentia...

Kishor Thope Self directed IRA
15 November 2016 | 2 replies

Hello BP members,

Thinking of converting part of my IRA into self directed IRA.
Any do's & dont's?
Has anyone invested with iplangroup?
Thanks, Kishor Thope

Michael Schutte Short Sale Book List
3 August 2007 | 5 replies

I'm looking to educate myself on short sales and I'm wondering what specific books I should read. If anyone is experienced with short sales and knows the name of a few books I should read, please let me know. Any ot...

Kevin S. CFP or CPA
2 May 2024 | 19 replies

Hi BP members,I want to use my 401K for REI.  I looked into SDIRA but prefer to do a Roth conversion (pay taxes) and then invest in RE within the Roth.  I am able to withdraw without penalty.  Has any BP members done ...

Jia Liu Leveraging 401K to invest in real estate
27 October 2020 | 22 replies

I am thinking about leveraging my 401K savings to invest in real estate. Does anyone have experience with that and would like to share their story? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Thanks!

TJ P. Multiple 401Ks to self-directed or other options
1 February 2016 | 10 replies

Looking to fund a purchase/s by possibly utilizing funds in 401K and 457. These are from previous employers where I never got around (might be a good thing?) to rolling them into a single account.I will not be able to...

Steve S. How can I use my 401k to buy rental properties?
28 January 2017 | 20 replies

Are there other options besides taking a loan from my 401k?  I can loan myself a max of $50,000. While that will help, I may need more and I have a pile of cash sitting there that I'd like to diversify away from stock...