You can invest in multifamily through your IRA investment?
Just like you can invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, you can also invest in multifamily real estate, tax deferred or tax free, using a self-directed IRA. From our experience, most people do not realize it is possible to generate long term cash flow and capital appreciation by investing in multifamily real estate within their retirement plan. I am also not talking about purchasing stock in a public REIT; I am talking about investing in tangible, income producing buildings with little to no debt. Once they become aware that real estate can be an IRA investment they realize the opportunity that is in front of them and the benefit of including cash flow real estate in their plan.
From our experience most people miss the opportunity to take advantage of multifamily real estate because of two main factors:
- They are simply not aware they can use IRA funds to invest.
- They don't know how to get involved.
That is where we come in. We take the time to educate investors on how multifamily real estate opportunities are located, analyzed, negotiated, financed, operated, and eventually sold.
Making an IRA investment in multifamily real estate is fairly simple. After deciding to invest, the first step is to open a self-directed IRA. This can be done in as little as two to three business days. Next, you will need to fund the IRA. This can be done by doing a simple rollover with no tax consequences (of course, please consult your CPA or tax professional for proper tax advice). This can be accomplished in as little as one day or could take up to three weeks depending on the company currently holding your funds. Once your account is funded it's now just a matter of filling-out a few more forms to transfer into the IRA investment tax deferred. It's that simple.
To learn more about IRA investment opportunities in multifamily real estate we encourage you to contact Maria Meyer at our office to see how easy it is to become a partner in our next project. In the last three years National REIS has raised close to $5,000,000 for various projects with over half of those dollars coming from investors utilizing their IRA to invest.
Christopher Urso
www.nationalreis.com
Comments (4)
I agree, we typically budget for a full year of reserves up front at $300 a unit and then fund a separate money market account every month from operations. Thanks for the feedback guys.
Chris Urso, over 13 years ago
Agreed a lack of reserves are key
David Wedemire, over 13 years ago
Lack of reserves can definitely be a buzz kill.
Carlos Flores, over 13 years ago
the biggest tip in multi-family IRA investing is to make sure you have enough in reserves. I have seen clients make a max purchase in their IRA only to find out that they need more cash for reserves when things go wrong with multi-family real estate. Real estate in IRA's are one of the best investments one can make.
Kevin Kaczmarek, over 13 years ago