Using Tax Deferred IRA for Real Estate Investing

[Kevin Hayes]

I have cash sitting in a tax deferred IRA account. I am looking for alternative tax strategies to use in investing these funds for real estate investing. I realize by taking a cash distribution it would be considered as income and I would be taxed a minimum of 20% if not higher depending of my tax bracket for that year. I could have a Solo 401k account set up and have my funds transferred to it but I would not be able to utilize depreciation expense like I would be able to outside the account Any advice would be greatly appreciated.