Tyler Kress
House Hack vs 401k - CARES Act
Hi All!
I've seen a few videos recently on the opportunity with the CARES act to pull 401k $ for real estate investing. Basically in this analysis we assume we can withdraw our 401k balance with no penalty, and deduc...
Cal C.
Learn from my mistakes, I Am
I moved to Atlanta in 2004, one of the things I planned to do was to become a landlord. Atlanta at the time lagged behind most of the rest of the country as a whole in RE prices and had seen only modest price incr...
Isadore Nelson
Brooklyn Foreclosure - Potential Red Flags?
I am strongly considering a foreclosure property located in Brooklyn. It has been on the market for three months, with the price reduced multiple times from $550,000 to the current $375,000. The property is being sold...
Pankaj Kumar
How to defer/avoid capital gains tax on sold rental property
Hello All. I am new to the forum. Looking for guidance in relation to the sale of my rental property. I became an accidental landlord 3 years ago. I went to work for a company 3.5 years ago and bought a new constructi...
Caitlyn J.
Help! Appraisal vs. Contract Price
Hi BP community! I am new around here and my husband and I are in the due diligence phase of hopefully closing our first deal! It's two duplexes in a popular area of town that's currently being revitalized. Current...
Indi Adon
Is Real Estate Agent Needed?
When buying your 1st home/real estate investment is a real estate agent needed on your side? Or what if you personally found home you want to buy without a real estate agent...is it recommend to engage an agent?
Robert Karnes
Self-Directed IRA to purchase Short Term Rental with Arbitrage
Hi All,I am looking at making a purchase of a vacation rental with my SDIRA. I have had long term rentals held this way and I am pretty familiar with the basic rules related to performing work, UBIT, etc.To set it up ...
Rahul B.
Newbie to BP and REI - solo 401k vs. buy and hold REI?
Hello BP community!Great to join BP. I've been reading a few blogs and forums on this amazing site for about two weeks now, and am just starting out on my own learning journey in Real Estate Investing (REI). After rea...
Adriaan Sierra
Timing the market. Wait or buy?
Considering on whether I should stop buying properties (MFH) with the expectation of further price drops.
What do y'all feel? is the opportunity, on average, is shrinking (a.k.a. buy now) or expanding (wait a bit)?
Jack Lee
Cash on Cash returns?
I was wondering if you guys include principal deduction as part of the cash on cash return calculations. I mean the equity is yours and will be able to cash out upon sale.