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Hello - I may be putting in my first offer on an off-market property in a day or so and have some confusion about how this should go and don't want the seller to be my guide. The main question is: are Cash deals diffe...
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I would like to purchase a rental property with the funds that I've already rolled into a self directed retirement account at Solera Bank.
What happens after I've paid for the property using my funds at Solera Bank, ...
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Hello Biggerpockets community I know this may be some stupid questions, but I feel like these basic questions will help me a lot.
1. Who do I pay the water/sewer bill to? Is the city? How can I give it to them?
2. H...
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Hi BPers,
We are hunting for investment properties and in the meantime have a significant amount of cash in our checking accounts ready for when we want to pull the trigger with a down payment. I feel like there coul...
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I was recently explaining for an investor the difference between investing in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) vs Direct Real Estate. I see this topic in 2 buckets: rental properties (hands-on) and REITs (hands-o...
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Hey everyone,I have one multi-fam rental that I am planning to move out of my name and over to an LLC. Does anyone have some pros and cons to doing this? I know some of the pros, which is why I'm doing it, but I'm thi...
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Hi everyone,
I'm an investor from Canada and I'm looking to break into the US markets. The Canadian market has been out of hand for the past few years. After being priced out of multiple provinces, I've decided to...
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So I’ve use the bigger pockets property analyzer which I am really a fan of now. Looking at 28 families which I am ready to jump into.My question is, which tools How do you incorporated into your process of keeping tr...
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I'm short on cash but have good credit and income. I am considering getting a personal loan to help fund my first deal. Has anyone had any experience with using a personal loan to fund their first real estate property...
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I am familiar with the 60 day rule as it applies to borrowing and paying back an IRA within 60 days without penalty, but wanted to know if the same applies to a SD 401k?You might suggest a loan from the 401k but I alr...