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Real Estate is certainly a great vehicle to invest because of the various tax benefits associated with it. However, if you invest with pre-tax money, some of those rules may not apply, for example depreciation tax wri...
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Hi everyone,Starting in May I'll be able to contribute to my day job's 401k; up to 3% will be fully matched and then 50 cents for the next 2% (I plan to fully max out). I will become fully vested I believe too. I do...
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I've been reading up on the Self-Directed IRA, and from what I've found is that any cash flow/profit goes back into the SD-IRA. How does one legally obtain funds from a SD-IRA for basic living expenses if the purpose ...
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I have no PC comment!!!But we have commercial properties & that would be an interesting problem for us.Do we NNN it???https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/04/rain-tax-l...
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Would you do this deal? Curious to hear if another investor would pull the trigger on this!
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Hello BiggerPockets community,I am a new Real Estate Investor and would love to get some feedback on our strategy.Goal: Achieve sustainable income of net $10K/month, while the properties appreciate long term. I am a b...
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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...
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Hey - Did anyone read this article on MSN recently? It's an article about the benefits of renting instead of buying. He tries to make the case that the stock market is a smarter investment. Thoughts??
http://articles...
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Good evening,
I recently have been looking to get started in real estate investing and now I am up to the stage of finding financing. My father has enough money to finance my deals in his 401k and he's 60 years old. ...
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Listening to Robert K (Rich Dad) and his partner Tom Wheelwright they said you can take money out of your 401k and take the penalty, but then buy a rental and depreciate it the first year to offset the loss where you ...