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William MacBride Best way to start out
29 October 2008 | 4 replies

Hi,
I figured I'd just ask straight out what the best way for me to get started in real estate investing would be. Here's the situation: I've lost like 25 grand in the stock market and I only have around 3 thousand...

Undrea King Should I buy a house that has been flooded in Houston?
25 May 2019 | 23 replies

With the recent floods in Houston, there have been floods in areas that have not been flooded before.  I recently came across a house on a golf course in a desirable neighborhood.  However, the homes (about 125) all t...

Aubrey Adams First Property Purchase
20 November 2024 | 22 replies

Hi, 
My husband and I have been talking about real estate for years. But we just can’t pull the trigger on anything. Any advice on knowing when to purchase, what to purchase, etc. for your first property, would be gr...

Kent Chrisman SD-IRA and UBIT questions
4 August 2020 | 20 replies

I'm looking into setting up a SD-IRA with an old employer retirement account in order to get into a syndication but I have 2 questions:- I'm assuming that I will be subject to UBIT due to the operator/syndication gett...

Kyle Fitch Why Real Estate Over Stock Market?
6 January 2025 | 57 replies

Hello, I’m new to real estate investing and was hoping some of you would share your thoughts on why it is better to invest in real estate over the stock market. So far, I’ve only invested in stocks and the idea of inv...

Andre O. Never thought I’d say this - But I will be Renting for a Year!
10 March 2023 | 45 replies

Currently living in South Florida. Love it here but looking to relocate to an area with a younger age demographic. Austin, TX is down 20-30% from peak asking prices and I don’t see it getting better with the current e...

Jonathan Greene Don't Become a Property Hoarder or a Door Counter
3 January 2025 | 40 replies

I have been seeing this a lot lately: people who hold on to underperforming properties because they add to their door count or to their self-worth as real estate investors. If you don't like buying hoarders' houses, d...

Sarah Jukes Extra $3000/mth, pay down mortgage v SEP IRA v 457 def comp retirement
4 June 2023 | 21 replies

Hi! Just purchased our 2nd investment rental property. Loan amount $304,000 7.3% interest (house value $600,000). Other rental loan is 3.5% $553,000 (house value $770,000). We can pay an extra $3000/mth. Could pay off...

Chris C. Cash Out retirement fund!! Is it stupid for me??
4 April 2019 | 46 replies

This flies in the face of everything that we have ever learned about retirement accounts.  So I want to start this by stating that it is stupid for 99% of the people out there to cash out retirement accounts but I wou...

Edward Stephens Should I take a hardship withdrawal from my 401(k) for a down payment?
26 July 2015 | 57 replies

Dear BP Community, I am actively looking to purchase both units of a duplex, live in one unit and lease one unit (house hack). I found a property that I’m considering making an offer on, and I’m analyzing different ...