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I've been brainstorming on the best way to leverage my employer 401k to scratch out a living.I know there are limits on what you can do with each type of approach when utilizing retirement money. A ROBS is good to ma...
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Purchased the first property now wondering what’s going to happen when we try to pull out money from under it due to not really having a regular w-2 job and it’s mostly 1099. Only good part is our primary residence is...
hello I'm working as an independent contractor (technically self employed) for some time with a low income starting out 25-30k. What are peoples opinions on whether this will be a major obstacle to my plans to buy a p...
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Hello, Bigger Pockets community! Although I’m not new to this fantastic platform, I have some exciting news to share. After a rewarding 20-year career as a Section 8 supervisor, I’ve...
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I've started looking into a few SDIRA companies and just wanted to ask to see if anyone has experience with these companies or if anyone has any suggestions for another SDIRA.I'm looking at Quest, Advanta, and Cama. R...
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There are about 49 million households in the US who have a traditional IRA and there’s an additional 20.3 million people who have Roth IRA’s. Many American’s don’t know they can use their IRA and turn it into a self-d...
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What is a no-ratio loan? Much like a DSCR loan for an investment property- a no ratio loan does not look at your Debt-to-income ratio (DTI). They are mainly focused on your credit score and cash reserves. This is a gr...
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Hello,Within the last few weeks, I've found the drive to put my desire to create passive income in front of my fear of moving forward to become a real estate investor. I've gotten LOADS of great advice and suggestions...
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Hello BP,Who loves Car University? What books have you been reading? This may be off topic of real estate, but I believe in self development. More tools can never hurt.Not just RE and investment books, more books like...
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Hello!I have been seeing a lot about people using their 401(k)s or IRAs to fund an investment deal. I was wondering if anyone has experience with using the TSP (The military 401(k) system) to fund a real estate invest...