Hello, My name is Keegan and I'm a newbie investor from the Syracuse, NY area. I currently do not own any properties, although I plan to purchase a duplex and house-hack for my first investment by this time next year....

I have been investing 401K funds through a self-directed DB plan in my company for a while, but now I have different 401K money coming in and wondering who uses retirement accounts with traditional stocks and who is i...

Hello everyone,I have a bit of money in an IRA right now that I would like to eventually use towards the purchase of a rental property. I am looking for advice from other investors who have used their IRA money. What ...

I'm far from the 15% tax bracket, but my tax bracket will drop drastically in retirement, so I'm wondering if the 0% capital gains tax will apply to real estate investors who sell real estate and are in the 15% or 10%...

I've been listening to Set for Life, by @Scott Trench.  Great book!  One of the things discussed in the book is how a 401k locks up part of your income, and that if you aspire to reach early financial freedom then a 4...

I'm married, age 29, and make less than six figures. My wife stays home with our two kids. This year and last year we maxed out my 401K ($17,500 annually) and both our ROTH IRAs ($11,000 annually). This has allow...

I was trying to run some numbers through a spreadsheet to see what the effects wereof cashing out a 401k to invest in vs. leaving it in a self-directed IRA/401k.Assumptions:1. Starting value of 300k in 401k2. Lose a t...

Should I say goodbye to my IRA?Details: I'm currently 30 (no kids) and my wife and I plan on retiring with a decent "pension" at 42.  To maintain our standard of living and travel the world like we want, we will need ...

I am looking at rolling my 401k into a self directed IRA with checkbook control in order to flip properties.  I will be buying the properties using case from the SDIRA and reinvesting the profits back into it.  So I w...

Hey BP fam,
Hoping to reach some savvy investors with this question. So I decided to close my old 401k from a previous company. I was going to move it into an IRA. 
When I talked with my IRA rep he says I shouldn’t ...