Can a TSP turn into a SDIRA?

[Justin Young]

Aloha BP!

Can a federal employee transfer their TSP funds into a self-directed IRA? Or would there have to be a transfer from the TSP account to a traditional IRA then into a SDIRA? I'm trying to explore my financial options to come up with future down payments. Thank you all in advance.

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

@Justin Young

TSP can be rolled over directly into SD IRA (which is your Traditional IRA just with self-directed custodian). Are you still employed there or this is with the past employer?