NEVER CONVERT CASH in YOUR IRA or 401K into ROTH!!!
Here is why. If you do so - 100% of the cash converted is taxable. There is a much better alternative!
The alternative is to set up a self-directed IRA, or better,...

Hey BP,

I know a phone call is more effective than filling out a form online but do you suggest including my website in my direct mail campaign? What are the pros and cons ?

I'm curious how many people use a Buyers Agent to flip REO's instead of going directly through the Listing Agent? If so, are you having success?

I'm NOT trying to go the route of making 100's of lowball offers and b...

I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...

Quick introduction: I'm coming off my first investment, a deal where I'm househacking a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom townhome in San Jose, CA. I purchased for $715,000, live in the master, and rent out the other 3 bedrooms...

We hear so much about how we should Diversify our money and portfolios. Yet most of us here on BP beat to a different drum. We don’t depend solely on a work 401k or pension plan to be our saving grace when we are 65. ...

I need advice on whether I should continue to hold onto my investment property or sell and "buy up".Here is the scenario. I own a condo in Brooklyn, NY, which I purchased at the end of 2008 for 940k.  Today it is wort...

I see more and more investors buying 10k SFR's in low-income areas. They put 5k-7k into rehabbing the house, and renting it to Section 8 for a nice, consistent ROI. I personally know 3 people who do this. They actuall...

I have a property under management in Tenessee with Reedy and company where I have had the following issues. Who can I escalate to in company management to help with these? The person I have escalate to has not respon...

I have about $360K liquid available.  I have no real estate investments.  If you were in my position, what would you do?  Invest in a single family, more than 1 single family, multifamily, etc?  Looking for some diffe...