For those of you guys that still have day jobs... Does your employer know about your REI. I would like to hear the pros and cons of both sides. I will go first. My employer is fully aware that I am investor and close ...

I am a 29 year old male, married, with joint income living in Dallas. My wife and I bought our first home in Feb. 2020 for 360k (4bd/2ba), worth roughly 500k now. We were fortunate to save enough to buy a new primary ...

HI BP, I was at a Financial College meeting with a man I've met twice. Everything was about college, until he asked, "Do you want to go to college?" I answered, saying that I knew it was a terrible investment that Im ...

So it appears that the GSE model is officially being declared dead by the Obama administration and is nearing major reform from what I am reading from a number of sources. Any thoughts on what this means for us going...

Cash Value Life Insurance VS Self Directed IRA

I know the two aren't usually talked about in the same breathe.  Each would be compared to other products in the same wheelhouse.  And they would be introduced by very...

This is a monologue, but I'm interested to see reactions. I've been mulling over a number of high level things, and think that economic reality in 2022 is very different than people (media, left, right, etc.) perceive...

While teaching a class on parenting the other day, the subject of teaching your kids about money and investing came up. I posed to the group the question, “Which Investment gives you the best return?”1. Stock Market (...

Hello BP community. I’m looking to get into my first ever property as a live in duplex with a 3.5% down FHA here in Chicago (McKinley Park, Bridgeport, or Pilsen) The problem I am running into is that any properties I...