Should I pull out a portion of my IRA balance to purchase RE? I have $200K, but can withdraw about 45K without penalty (what I'm told by my advisor). He advises against it. However, I think I can grow this substantial...

I am going to start a new marketing campaign to reach my goal of buying 2 properties for buy and hold.Here is my criteria: Town house, built pre-1996, last market sale date 1996.I am hoping to find original owners tha...

I contacted a couple of mortgage brokers and they told me they don’t do construction loans. The property I bought in needs major rehab work and due to which I couldn’t do traditional financing and paid it off in cash....

Do any newer (or seasoned) investors have experience with a single family house hack (either using airbnb or a traditional lease)?  What was your experience like with that?  Anything I should be wary of with this stra...

I am exploring buying a rental property with a private loan from my parents.  They have a chunk of money from the sale of a business and need to invest it, but don't like the stock market and don't want to be landlord...

Hey BP! Again I want to thank anyone in advance who can give me a little wisdom here. I have been looking into a lot of creative financing options and ran into a question about Contract for Deed. I know there a lot of...

I have been trying to read more and more and I just finished the books Rich Dad Poor Dad and Set for Life. Now I am looking for my next few books. I am looking at getting my first duplex in the few months any recommen...

Hello,I'm looking into buying my first home and the option to do seller financing will be on the table. Is it possible to use 401k funds for the down payment on a seller financed deal or can you only use 401k with tra...

My mortgage broker told me it's nearly impossible to find a traditional lender that will do cash-out refis for investment properties right now. With COVID-19, banks have too much uncertainty around future home value...

I have a Roth IRA, and was thinking of taking it out this year to avoid the penalty (CARES act) and incest into rental properties. I plan to then scale up using 10-31 exchanges to defer the capital gains taxes. I know...