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Hello Everyone, A couple weeks ago, I mentioned I was going to be tkaing the plunge into REI by house hacking a duplex. This past weekend was my first time going for showings and boy was I surprised. At my price point...
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Hello there!I just attended a local RIA club meeting where they talked about note investing – first time for me hearing about note investing. It was a really nice eye-opener for the opportunities available and other m...
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I am interested as a newbie in investing in buy and hold rental properties in NNJ or CNJ. I was wondering what others' strategies are in this regard. I ask because I find this to be a landscape that is filled with ris...
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Obviously, there is no correct answer. Some investors have the freedom to start when they are in college/a young adult while others decide to invest closer to retirement. With that being said, at what age did YOU begi...
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Two questions for anyone willing to help a newbie.1) what is the point of a roth or traditional IRA if you can only add 5000 to it each year. I am 30 so that means I have 29.5 years I can add to it. If my math is corr...
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Hey team, My name is Chris Hoffmann, I am a small business owner based in Dallas, TX. Just finished up the winter Rookie Bootcamp where my wife and I have decided to leverage a HELOC from our primary residence to inve...
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I have a few predictions about the economy, and am looking for the strategies of those who have a similar views. I'm not looking to discuss differing views, just if you agree with this view.First, I believe the econom...
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Hey Landlords. Maybe you've seen this article floating around the Internet this week about the tenant whose landlord sent them the rent in an editable Word Document, so he slipped in his own clause.Now, this is funny,...