Coverting my SURS into a self directed ira

[Kathryn Marchetti]

I was listening to show 49 yesterday (i know its an old show) and Amanda Han was talking briefly about using a self directed IRA to invest in real estate. I just left a job where I am invested in my SURS (state university retirement system) and I want to roll it over into a self directed IRA but have received differing answers. I am meeting my financial planner next week so in the mean time I wanted to see if anyone here has a good answer for me. Thanks in advance!