Jia Liu
Leveraging 401K to invest in real estate
I am thinking about leveraging my 401K savings to invest in real estate. Does anyone have experience with that and would like to share their story? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Thanks!
Account Closed
multiple self directed retirement accounts
ok gang, i'm trying to wrap my head around this stuff..can i do a combination of a self directed (or solo--not sure the proper term), AND a roth (either IRA or 401k)?? I would really like the solo 401k, since from m...
Carlo Santarelli
Screening Tenants
Hi there,
I'm am brand new to the BiggerPockets site and love all the information here! Thank you so much! I have a few questions regarding tenant screenings...
1) Does anyone have suggestions on screening for "good...
Damen Hackman
Thinking about dropping out of college and going into real estate
I really don't want to drop out of college, I'm doing welding but I'm having a lot of trouble doing open butt roots on 6010, I've broken out on all but one test so my grade is horrible. However, I really like real est...
Jeremy D.
Highest and best tactic
I'm making an offer on a foreclosure listed for $26k. There are 5 offers on the property including mine. My agent suggested that I offer $26k, but put in a clause that i'm willing to go $1k over the next highest ...
Greg Schuricht
Application before showing?
Hey all. First time landlord, listed my condo for rent about 10 days ago - Zillow and Cozy. I've had about 10 inquiries through Zillow. I respond with a link to a Cozy application and state that we can schedule a s...
Bill Gulley
DODD-FRANK, UNDER THE GUN!
This is not a political thread! However, Dodd-Frank is under the gun with changes (pulling teeth) from the Act under the proposed government funding Bill.The attack seems to be where you'd expect it to be, provisions ...
Chris Duzan
Proof of income
I'm still in the learning process of REI and have been reading a lot of books and blogs lately. While reading about qualifying for loans recently I read that you must be able to show at least 2 years of employment. I'...
Troy DeLong
Self-Directed Solo 401k
I've been self employed for a little over 3 months now and am looking to move my Vanguard 401k funds (formerly 'employer sponsored') into a Solo 401k account so I can use that money to invest in Real Estate. Is this ...
Jason Xue
LLC for Out of State Properties
I currently have a LLC registered in the state of Illinois. If I were to buy an out of state property, what's the best way to go about holding that property? Can I hold it in my Illinois registered LLC or should I cre...