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If I have a rental business, can I use that income to qualify me as self employed so I can set up a self-directed solo 401(k)?
@Dmitriy Fomichenko @Seth Tandett
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Hey all!
My name is Cody, I am 22 years old and new to the BiggerPockets forums. I was inspired to join after reading some of Turner’s books.
I’m at a point in life where I’m trying to consider what kind of lifesty...
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Curious to hear folks' thoughts on the recommended approaches for markets where home values are on the higher end. Trying to get started in the real estate investing space, and I live in Seattle where home prices are ...
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Ok, after reading all of the helpful post and much thought I'm ready to get started on my wholesaling journey. I've seen that u should be ready for at least 6 months, so I set aside $3,000 dollars. I purchased a list ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets family, hope as is well!
Today I listened to a podcast where the guest speaker spoke upon his real estate journey and how he acquired a multi family unit property with little to 0% down in the C...
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So here’s the deal...
We are technically under contract on a property in Texas and a few days before we were to close we got the appraisal back and it came in 8k under the contract price. Now since it’s a fha loan we ...
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Currently I use Self Directed IRA custodians (Pensco and others) to be able to use my IRA funds for investment in Secured Notes. At times it becomes a time consuming effort to deploy funds to a deal.
I am s...
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Is it worthwhile to invest the 40 hours and get my real estate license so I can a) broker my own deals and b) work directly with the listing agent or seller when possible?Without a license, how can I find multi-family...
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