Return on your money is dependent on the investment type and your knowledge Don’t worry about it being hard to get money out of your account—as you can take your Roth IRA contributions $$ out at anytime without tax or penalties  As you mature and learn you can transfer to self directed easily.

All that being said I have money in these properties that I can not touch due to the fact that my taxes have been done with an accountant that has been less then professional to say the least so the prior returns I need from the last two years have not been completed yet so I have no way of doing a heloc or a refinance to keep moving therfore until my taxes are completed I cannot move forward at all at least to my knowledge so thats why I am reaching out to see if their might be another strategy or something that might allow me to get out of the rut i am in currently.

The #1 factor in making money in class d/f areas is market knowledge and knowledge of how to deal with the issues that arise from investing in a high risk area.I grew up in a class d/f area, and Ive invested in those areas in the past.

I will definitely be looking into the local reia meet ups, and I am excited to expand my real estate knowledge and pull the bandaid off this year!

Just stumbled onto the podcast and forum and thought I'd throw out my first post as I'm beginning to read How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started, as well as working through general knowledge and terminology in the industry.I'm a 29-year old strength and conditioning coach working in China with the NBA for the past two years, focusing on youth and pro level basketball development.

Once a suit is filed the ownership of everything would become public knowledge anyway.Currently in my area a few attorneys have been running television ads saying, 'If you slip and fall on someones property we can get you paid! 

Look forward to chatting with, learn from and maybe even meet-up with some local investors to grow my knowledge. 

I'm new to the field and would be very interested in joining an informal knowledge-sharing group to learn the ropes.I'd be glad to organize something if others are interested.

Now that you have the knowledge and presumably some money to work with, the key is to pick one strategy and go all in with it (at least for now).Here's one option for you: You already both have steady paychecks to fund your current lifestyle, so more income is not necessarily the issue right now, first you may want to focus on reducing your expenses.

I’m trying to become more knowledgeable on Capitol Gains but don’t see a lot of specific detail so my question is:If we purchase a home and take out a mortgage on it (putting down the required 15% or more + using cash for renovations) then renovate and flip, are we able to pay the mortgage off and reinvest the profit without getting hit with capitol gains?