Arie Van Gemeren
Fund Retirement Account vs. Direct "Taxable" Real Estate?
Like most of us, my conception of one's career most of my life thus far was pretty plain vanilla - work hard, grow your W-2, and save the max possible in your retirement account. Like many others have echoed, I read R...
Kevin Young
What kind of retirement account should I have?
I’m 24 Years Old And I Want To Know Which Type Of IRA I Should Have. Self-Directed IRA Or Roth IRA?
Jackie Patterson
What do you want to do in retirement?
What do you want to do in retirement? This isn't about when you retire, or what you need to retire, but what you want to do. Once you decide what you want to do, then goals can be set to get you there.
We live in...
Tom Medwin
Should I Just Retire My Real Estate License?
I've been a realtor for 5 years this May and I've really been dissatisfied with the job for 2 1/2 years. I've been trying to work myself out of that side of the job and into investing. I'm trying to focus on short s...
Rich Weese
RE goals -early retirement Part 4-ELIMINATE TAXES
Much of this thread is repost of parts of other threads and blogs from a year ago. I"ve been continually asked about this subject and there are lots of newbies on BP that may benefit from this.
I want - to start wit...
David Hargitt
Retired Army Officer, Real Estate Appraiser, Restarting Investing
Hello Big Pockets. I am Dave, A retired Army Officer. NC Certified Residential Appraiser. Degrees in finance and economics... blah blah blah!!! I have lived in Fayetteville NC for more then 20 years. I have been a rea...
Trenton Petersen
CARES ACT retirement fund for real estate investing
What would be the downside of taking out $100k from my 401k to invest in rentals using the BRRR method? Many of the books I’ve read discuss how a 401k is a risky investment because you don’t have control of your own m...
Kate Reese
Newly Retired College Athlete looking for Deal #1
Hi Everyone! I am currently finishing up my MBA, which I was able to earn while playing my 5th year of college soccer. I previously worked for a private equity company, and completely fell in love with real estate. Wh...
Stephen Daniels
REIs in Retirement Heavy Cities - Down Market Proof?
So we are all looking to find markets that are thriving right now yet are also resilient to any additional constraints the "pandemic" may cause in the near future. Just today I was discussing the idea that investing i...
Eunice Gonzalez
mortgage forebearance & withdrawing from your 403B/retirement
Hello! With the covid19 pandemic, mortgage forbearance is allowed as well as withdrawing up to $100k from your retirement. My question is, do you think that is a financially sound idea? To leverage more so you can put...