This article is pretty much destroying every claim I learned the past few months about self-directed IRA and its use for real estate investing . Any thoughts on the matter ?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/...

This past Saturday night I received a lovely phone call from the HR manager and was informed that I was no longer needed. After almost 2 years of employment they could not even tell me in person, what a bunch of co...

I purchased an investment property and lived in it whilst renovating. I am told upon selling I will have to pay around 25% cap gains tax(in north carolina). The only way I am aware of to avoid this is to live in th...

I looked at a sixteen unit multi family today. It consists of two buildings. There are a total of three gas boilers for heat. The landlord pays heat and water, but each apartment has it's own electric meter and then t...

Hey BP,Just wanted to give my props to all the great people on this site who have shared the posts, podcasts and blogs that have given me the information and courage to start my first direct mailing campaign. I posted...

Currently my day job is a great one, maybe even the best I've had.   Sure I'd like to make more money but it pays well, it's flexible, not a lot of stress, I'm good at it, the commute is easy (for Los Angeles), great ...

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I'm trying to decide where to focus my investment efforts. Both cities appear to be experiencing good population and job growth, but everyone I've spoken to thinks Austin, TX is the better buy...which actually ma...

People assume that whatever information is readily available is common. This bias skews our perception of reality. If you watched a show about flipping houses and the flipper in each episode makes around $40,000 to $6...

Hello again,I am having a hard time getting in to see any houses on the market that aren't FSBO.  The problem seems to be the real estate agents have NO interest in working with a beginner investor.  The last agent I ...

Hey guys, I'm new and trying to figure out the best way to get started in the REI game. I was just reading Lonnie Sruggs' book, the part that deals with the SAFE Act. From what I can tell, the SAFE Act/Dodd-Frank appl...