Richard M.
Money Management - Where Are Investors Holding Savings?
I'm curious where others are storing their savings/capital (i.e., down payments, etc.) given the low interest rate environment, negative yields in sovereign debt markets, and US stock market at all time highs - in lot...
Jeff Sanderson
Niagara Falls, Sell or Hold to Reno.
Hello & thank you to all who contribute to this post. I am currently living in a detached single-family home in Niagara Falls, Ontario (some details below) and am debating keeping the house I purchased to renovate...
Natalie Wilson
Proof of funds letters
Wholesalers how do you obtain "proof of funds" letters with no money? I'm running into "our contracts are NOT assignable" when communicating with Wholesalers. If you really have to have the cash or use HML what is all...
James W.
Exchange Traded REITs.
Hi,I want to understand what happens if a REIT pays 8% dividend, but then its price drops by 15% in the same year, because its traded on public exchange?This is not a fictional scenario. These are Starwood (STWD) numb...
Account Closed
Is a 20-30% ROI possible when investing $30M?
If I can provide a Real Estate Investment plan that will generate a 20-30% ROI depending on what's possible, then a private lender will provide $30 plus million to accomplish this.
Question:
Does one buy multiple c...
Isaac Hayes
Pledging Brokerage Account vs. Using Cash for Downpayment
I am planning on buying a 4-plex in Colombus, Ohio in December. I currently have funds for a 25% downpayment in a brokerage account invested in low cost index funds. My initial thought was to liquidate the brokerage a...
Ken Scarince
What is an acceptable or common underfunding of the Reserve?
I am about to pull the trigger on a condo in Pasadena, CA and upon digging into the financials of the HOA discovered that they are funded at about 30% of what the third party HOA analysis firm would consider a full re...
Michael A.
Any ideas on investing funds sitting in a solo 401k?!
Hey All,I am considering strategies to invest funds that are currently in a Solo 401k. Lets call it 25K for arguments sake. The funds are not quite enough to buy property outright in my market but they are enough for...
Moriah Giles
Prepare your paperwork for new home purchase
Hello friends. Upon preparing your paperwork for the bank for proof of funds... what if you do not have statements for investing and retirement accounts? Does this mean you should open a investment or retirement accou...
Amit M.
Deferred Sales Trust into a future 1031 exchange
Hi all. Someone with a dozen highly appreciated homes and condos that wants to sell them all off and roll it into a large NNN commercial property, has the challenge of timing, as its hard to sell 12 properties at one ...