Tap my IRA for RE Investment?

[Nick C.]

Should I pull out a portion of my IRA balance to purchase RE? I have $200K, but can withdraw about 45K without penalty (what I'm told by my advisor). He advises against it. However, I think I can grow this substantially more through RE than I can by leaving it in the IRA. Also, I'm interested in withdrawing more than the non penalized amount and taking the hit for early withdrawal, as again, I feel that I myself can produce better returns on the money. I appreciate any feedback. Thank you.