Nathan Guyette
Stock Market VS Renting Single Family Detached Home
I'm wondering, why would I rent out a single family home vs putting my money in a stock market index fund? Index funds seem like they're less hassle, but do they consistently perform worse than real estate? If I'm put...
Shuwei Wang
Question about documents needed for conventional mortgage
It's my husband and my first time buying rental property. We are under contract for a duplex right now and our income can easily qualify a conventional mortgage. I did not know that when I was young my mom bought prop...
Stewart Hulick
TYPES OF MORTGAGES MENTIONED IN A RECENT EPISODE OF THE BP POD
David Greene was talking about a type of mortgage on a recent episode of the bigger pockets podcast that is based on the estimated income from a property instead of the typical debt to income ratio. Having a hard tim...
Tony Lin
Multifamily tax structure
Need some clarification here. Multifamily syndication distributions usually come in three forms, yearly cashflow, refinance, and appreciation. I wanted to make sure I understand how each of these are taxed. Please cor...
Scott Goodson
Withdrawing retirement funds to invest
I have a retirement account from my previous employer that I wish to use to fund a deal that I currently have under contract. My question is with the CARES act am I able to withdraw that money penalty free and if I pu...
Russell Brazil
How To Claim The 20% Pass Through Deduction? Section 199A.
I was looking over the schedule C form, and I dont quite see how one claims the 20% pass through, QBI. Any of you tax experts out there have guidance? @Brandon Hall @Natalie Kolodij
Adam Joe Wolf Jr.
Paying yourself back the initial investment for LLC
Hello, I am getting ready to make the jump into Real Estate. In June, I will have X dollars to invest in buying a home. I plan to add a home or two every year for the next 10 years. From what I have read, it is best t...
Derek Grue
Real estate in Solo 401k vs. individually owned
Hello BP,I’ve read in a variety of places on these forums that it is financially more advantageous to own real estate in your own name as opposed to your solo 401k. Let it be said that I’ve primarily interested in sma...
Jonathan Chavez
Tax advice | To 1031 exchange to not...
Hello, fellow bigger pocketers. I'm trying to weigh out my options on whether or not to do a 1031 exchange on the planned sale of a duplex I am about to list. I estimate that we will be on the hook for approx $100K in...
Ronin Crimmons
Equity Rich - Need Advice
First, thank you for any advice or recommendations. We would like to buy a bigger house and move up.I am equity rich on my primary residence. Own free and clear with value estimate of 2.3 mil. My cost basis is 1.1 ...