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Has anyone on this forum had experience with this company? Paradigm Life claims to use Whole Life Insurance Policies as a financial tool and since i trust this community, I am reaching out to get some referrals.
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My wife and I are about to close on our first property a 2 family in NYC and I'm already thinking as to how to get the next house. We have a family member that can loan us money at less than 3% the problem is that the...
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My partners and I are looking for a few serious hard workers to help start a new business idea for a local company. We have several years of real estate and note investing expertise and we work for a company who does...
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I know this topic has been beat to death but I cant seem to find answers to a few specific questions
1. With a solo 401k, you can borrow up to 50k on a tax deferred basis. Can you borrow this money for flips, keep th...
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I have a question about using private money. I’m looking to buy my first investment this year. I have the capital but was thinking about using a private money lender instead and having my fund as reserves. My plan is ...
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Hi BP Nation,My question is fairly simple. I am part of a team who is just getting things together for a project where we need to raise $2m for the land and an additional $5m for the equity portion on an apartment bui...
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Good Afternoon BP,
Hope this post finds everyone healthy during this wild time.
I'm curious how others model their total portfolio's when using Real Estate, and how they come to their conclusions about allocations ...
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I searched through the forums, and found a lot of people asking about liquidating 401k/IRA etc. But I could not find anything about whether or not BP members even put money into traditional retirement investments. So...
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Is it possible to open up an escrow account & deposit the needed funds to pay off a pre-foreclosure debt?EX: -Homeowner defaults on loan -They somehow get cash needed to make mortgage current -They go to title c...
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I see a lot of people saying things like "My cash on cash return is 12% on this property and that's a lot better than my mutual funds have been doing in the market." I get the impression that they are comparing a 12%...