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Summary and Common Questions About Investing in Real Estate with SDIRA

Friday, October 06

Here is a summary of my articles on using Self-directed IRAs to invest in real estate followed by typical questions I get asked on a daily basis on my blog from real estate investors.Summary3 Ways to Invest in Real Estate with a Self-Directed IRASelf-Directed IRAs are great for avoiding taxes on ...


Generating Cash for Real Estate Investing: Hard Money

Friday, September 15

Hard Money is a term you will often hear amongst real estate investors because it is another way to generate cash for real estate deals. Hard money lenders are sometimes the only people willing or able to give you the money you need to get your deals done. Hard money is great for beginning invest...


Generating Cash for Self-Directed IRAs

Friday, September 08

Self Directed IRAsInvesting IRA funds in real estate used to be quite complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. Deals had to be administered by IRA custodians every step of the way, complicating the process, and fees had to be paid to the custodian every time the IRA made a move. Although, much...


Why the Compliance Side of Entity Structuring is important

Friday, August 25

Investors typically have lots of questions regarding the compliance side of entity structuring. There are many things to consider such as: states to register, tax filings and what a properly set up business looks like. In this article, we will examine all the different aspects of compliance when ...


Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 3)

Friday, June 09

This is part 3 of our series on Entity Structuring Questions and Answers.QUESTION: I have a rental property in Colorado and have created a Colorado LLC to hold it. However, I bought the property under my own name and have a small mortgage under my name. The mortgage company won't let me transfer ...


Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 2)

Friday, June 02

This is the second of a four part series of Questions and Answers related to entity structuring.QUESTION: In 2005 I entered into a partnership with my brother and a couple of friends. We purchased a single family house to rent out. We (over)paid around $127,000 for the house. The property is titl...