This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...

Hi everyone,I am a senior in university and my final finance class requires us to write a thesis type paper (research paper with "significant original contribution" to the topic) and so I was hoping to spend this time...

Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...

Living in a new age of people working and learning from home!I recently listened to the BP Podcast episode 380 (Go check it out!), and they brought up an interesting point. Many people are working from home, so I'm cu...

Where does everyone source their rehab materials? Home Depot? Lowes? I have never rehab a place but feel the big box stores can't give me the best quality and prices. Not sure about liquidator stores either. Strategie...

I have about 120k in my 401k and 100k in equity  at the moment and would like to use it towards real estate investments. I've been researching different services to move my 401k money , such as Whole life Insurance or...

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I have an empty rental property that I am currently rehabbing. I went to the house today to replace a ceiling fan and the neighbor was parked in my driveway and I couldn’t get in. I went to the front door ...

I'm getting close to retirement and have 3 rental homes.  The least desirable of the three and the one that rents for the least amount is paid off.  The other two still have mortgages.  Can I sell the one that's paid ...

Hello BiggerPockets Community!My name is James and I recently started looking into real estate as a way to work towards financial freedom.  I'm 27 years old and I have ZERO real estate experience. I have only been to ...

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I am writing from Madrid (Spain), I want to start with my first rental property in the US, but I need some advise, as far as know, the steps I need to follow are:- Create a LLC- Find an agent- Find a pr...