Having RE inside of a retirement account sounds so sexy, but it may not be the best plan all things considered.

The Lease Option Facilitation I'm working will allow a retired Army Vet. to transfer to the DC area for his dream job without worrying about what's going to happen with his home, and my neighbor... well, we just may be able to help him out of his foreclosure. 

I think it's some retired guy that's now living under a free roof and keeping busy and no additional overhead for the owner!

Hey everyone, my name is Matt and I have, over the past couple years, tried to learn as much as I could about personal finance and retirement planning.  

This creates the potential for deductions and also the ability to defer some of the income into a retirement plan such as a Solo 401(k).You can then use the Solo 401(k) to make passive investments such as holding rentals, private lending, etc. and grow that money in a tax sheltered manner.You are going to give up a good bit of your current income in some fashion.  

I like the fact that passive income will provide retirement needs, health insurance, and education for family members. 

I am a retired GC in Massachusetts.

The only way it makes sense to continue to carry that debt at 4/8% while investing 15% of your income in retirement is if you are very serious about not incurring other non real estate debt and you are focused enough on your retirement accounts that they easily beat the student loan interest rates.  

@Jon KlausI would choose having the best of both worlds and investing in both as you should never put your retirement funds in one asset category.

I am looking for a feedback on the potential investment that I would like to make with my self-directed retirement account.