Hi ,I have have been buying & holding single family homes for 30+years as an investment approach outside my occupation as an engineer/consultant. As I near retirement my wife and I wonder whether to stay in real e...

Hello all, 
I'm a 33 year old teacher from New York and I would love your help. I'm single with no kids at the moment. I currently live with my dad and I'd like to move out. My plan was to buy a 2 family home, live i...

Hi, First thank you for taking the time to respond to my post. I have an IRA and it has about $55k in it and i was wanting to use that to invest in real estate. Is their anyway i can withdraw without tax penalties? I ...

I was recently listening to episode 293 of the BiggerPockets podcasts where Chad Carson talks about his tax lien strategy. Does Ventura County do this? It looked like they list homes for auctions but I didn't see anyt...

Quick question BP'ers,

I'm spending lots of time analyzing properties these days, but I'm wondering where do I go to get the cap rate and vacancy rate on any given area? It isn't always given in a listing, along with...

I am looking into the possibility of a self directed IRA for real estate with owner financing.    I am trying to decide and gather more information to see if it makes financial sense.  I have read about self directed ...

I am in process of setting up a self directed real estate IRA. I am very interested in note investing. Anyone have thoughts on how to begin the process? I have a good financial background but new at real estate.
Th...

A friend of mine recently retired with a very, very substantial amount of money in his retirement accounts but is now having issues getting funding for a personal residence. He currently lives in CA, and is in the pro...

I am looking for some advice and comparisons between a Self-Directed IRA vs a Solo 401K.  I have scanned through the various threads and have a couple of books on order, but could use some advice.  I will likely have ...

Hello BP Community,I am looking to do my first property flip, but am needing to get a little creative on the financing side due to minimal cash on hand. Although my liquidity is limited, I do have a decent amount of c...