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Hello, BP Fam! I hope you can share your stories of what you did daily when you first started really diving into real estate investing. I've been a reluctant landlord since 2014 on 2 SFH that were my primary residence...
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Hi everyone, Kristie from St Louis, Mo here. I'm taking a big leap and switching careers in my 40's from Nursing to Real Estate Investing and I'm just beginning this process. Providing health care for those in need ha...
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Hi Gang,
My father is retiring and selling his business/property. I'm trying to think of the best ways to 1.protect the income from taxes and 2.create a good investment vehicle for his future retirement. He does ha...
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Hello everyone! It's a pleasure to be here, my name is Nataly and I recently relocated to central Florida. My husband and I are interested in getting into real estate and have been reading and listening to everything ...
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I've been reading many books, looking and analyzing many properties for a few years and I seem to be like all the others that fail to get started. The blueprint to cashflow seems to be overly simple. Save money, find ...
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Hello BP's,Very glad to join this site, tons of helpful info. Thank you all for contributing, I have learned a lot these few days.Now approaching retirement we feel a little bit unsecure. Stocks are getting expensive...
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I have recently heard of an interesting tax-saving strategy of how to convert traditional IRA to Roth while paying very little in taxes. I would like to share it and get some feedback.
In this example I'll use a trad...
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Does anyone have good experience with a company that offers Self Directed IRA accounts? I have an account with Equity Trust but there fees are high ($350/year) and the service is marginal.
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Hi all!I am looking at beachfront property in St Petersburg (to live in) but, ultimately, to be able to put on air bnb when we move out of it and use as a vacation home. My wife and I are STL natives and have 14 prope...
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Hello BiggerPockets,I recently had the epiphany that I am not going to be able to live the life that I want to lead if I just continue putting the typical 8-10% into my 401k. I am 23 years old, a 2014 graduate of UC I...