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Hi BP FAMILY,What is the best way to go about obtaining capital from the bank to purchase a house? Do I take out a loan of my own to purchase the multi family or do I go to the bank and take out a mortgage loan. I ne...
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We're in our early 50's and we talked to a financial planner at T Rowe Price last month. We told her what our desired income in retirement is and she ran the numbers. Unfortunatly we will not meet our goal on o...
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It seems that all self-directed IRAs are offered by relatively small companies which have somewhat recently appeared. I'm not against small businesses. However, what happens if the SD IRA trustee goes bankrupt? The...
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Hi AllIm thinking of using funds from my 401k plan to launch my investment goals. Ive heard of the Self-Directed IRA and not sure I want to go that route. Has anyone used the SDIRA? If so, what's been your experience...
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Hello BP friends, I am finally ready to begin my journey as a Real Estate Investor! I am interested in utilizing the BRRRR strategy and currently at a stage where I am building my “Core Four” and calling on all Deal ...
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Hello everyone! I just recently joined biggerpockets and I am looking to start my real estate investing portfolio. I have been listening non stop to bp podcasts and trying to read as many real estate/business books as...
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Very long story short, I was mislead, misguided and ultimately ripped off by a chain of real estate professionals. Unfortunately among other things, it resulted in 2 short sales and I had to walk away from those 2 pro...
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Hello, I'm Drew Tawlks. I first started getting interested in this world about 2 1/2 years ago. I've read a few books and listen to almost all of the podcasts. I got my real estate license in California last year and ...
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Hello to all! I'm a freshie here, and fresh to the whole real estate learning journey. my subject pretty much says it all. should I keep as much money as possible that I make, and opt not to contribute to a 401k? or w...