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Folks,Are there any other options for utilizing my 401k besides a SD-IRA? Here's the situation, I was laid off last week, so I'm jumping into REI full time. I have other capital to use as well, but I also have to cons...
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hey guys my name is shawn jarman, i am a 23 year old welder that lives in ventura county, ca. it kind of goes without saying that if you are young, there's no way of breaking into real estate unless you inherit pro...
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Hi, I recently signed up to this site and find it very insightful. I am not a U.S. citizen but have live in NYC for a year and am some what familiar with the different boroughs. As a first time investor in property,...
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Hello BP community. My name is Charlton. My wife, I and our newborn daughter live in central Arkansas where I work as a full time Mental Health Therapist. We are a one income family looking to increase our cash flow a...
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My wife and I are coming into a lump sum of 20k and would like to invest in realestate. I currently have one rental house in metro detroit that I share with my father. It is rented to a friend for 700, and we bought t...
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Sent a letter to a home owner one month ago. Received a call that they want to sell. Turns out the property is still in the name of the deceased parents in which they owe 70k on the mortgage. The house is in pretty di...
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Hi everyone!I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm new to BP and REI, but am very excited to learn more about both! Maybe there will be a house flip or two in the future, but I'd like to start off with rental properti...
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1st Point: I'm in my earliest stages of reading books, forums watching DVDs etc and learning all that I can about REI. I've narrowed down my goals and motivation to flip houses. After analyzing a potential (deal) prop...
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I ran across this study by some professors from Trinity University in San Antonio yesterday:Retirement Savings: Choosing a Withdrawal Rate That Is SustainableHow much is enough is a popular topic on BP since many peop...
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I've been crunching some of the numbers as outlined by numerous people here on BP for some of the houses in my area and producing cash flow on rentals just seems like a long shot. As an example one neighborhood I'm lo...