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Hello all,I have been living and working in Silicon Valley for the past 7 years savings and investing in the start up company I moved out here to work for. I’ve been fortunate to be given stock options back in 2012, a...
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Brand new to BP.
My wife and I are wanting to buy first rental property. Not wanting to bite off more than we can chew our first go round, we are thinking in the 25k to 35k range for a fixer upper (HUD/ Foreclosure/ ...
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💥Reason 8 on Why the Wealthy Invest in Real Estate!
The long-term performance of commercial / multifamily real estate makes it a compelling asset class for many investors. If I could sum up that performance in two wo...
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If you have a chunk of capital that you’re holding until you invest it, whether savings for a down payment, cash from refi, or any other money you intend to invest, where do you put it? I currently keep mine in an All...
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Super long shot here, but I was wondering if there was any advice out there as to what would be a good tangible Christmas gift for an adult to get a parent who is into investing, real estate, and individual stocks.
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Have about 200k liquid. 110k salary. 1,900 mortgage on current house. Stable job. Been wanting to get into real estate but not sure if it’s a good time to jump in given where housing prices & rates are. Is it the ...
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I am 17 years old, and am going to a military college for 4 years, so I won't be investing in real estate until then. However, I have $5000 right now and plan on investing in stocks for four years, and then buy a dupl...
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1) Tax Advantages - Income from Real Estate provides the ability to make money at lower effective tax rates through the use of depreciation and loopholes that a regular employee does not have access to. If I'm workin...
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Just wanted to get a quick and dirty rundown of what everyone is thinking. We look at the previous year 2017 and the stock market does about 20%. Cryptocurrencies become all the craze (though wildly risky).Where is yo...
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I am a financial planner. Took all the CFP courses and passed the test. Very (VERY) little of the course material focused on real estate as an investment. Stocks, bonds, and insurance products were covered in detail (...