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what's better whole life insurance , IRA, 401k? for contributing to long term ?
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Hello! I want to feature YOU in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth magazine (subscribe here! www.biggerpockets.com/magazine) if you have a fun/unique retirement story to share:
-Did you retire just before or duri...
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Hey all,
After thinking it over I decided to create a new thread.
I am a small time passive real estate investor who has ambitions to expand greatly, first to $20M and perhaps maybe more. i guess I will give a lit...
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Hello BP!I just have a simple question for you all. What was the last thing that you did, heard, read, ect that finally made you start your first deal? I'm interested to see what was the last thing that pushed you t...
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My wife and I sort of stumbled into the world of REI recently. We are both in our late 50s and are looking to get involved with investing as a means of continuing our income after we retire and building wealth. We a...
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It is with great excitement that I am writing this post. I am going through closing on my first home! It seems like a dream because I have been researching for so long and I never knew when the right property would co...
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Hi everyone, so here’s the story. I played in the NFL for 8 years. While playing I always said that when I retired I wanted 10 properties and no debt. I was afraid that if I allowed debt to pile up while playing, and ...
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I’m 19 and I’ve been looking into buying as holding a rental property. should I do it? Or should I go another route like a fix and flip? Another thing to add is I don’t have the funds to buy a property, as most 19 yea...
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Hello everyone,My name is Hermilo Garcia and I am from the Sacramento, CA area. I am a recent college graduate seeking to buy my first real estate property (ideally a multi-family property). My goal is to buy my first...
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Hello BiggerPockets ! I am writing this post with the out-most trust in this community and want to get different points of views on my financial situation. I love this platform and have been following it since 2015 as...