In the meantime I look forward to engaging on the forums and participating in local meetups!

I then went on to say that I would like to participate in some projects as a partner or as part of a syndicated deal.I feel like I was pretty clear that my overall goal is to obtain cash flow through rentals, and that I would like to take part in rehab projects to build capital for that side of it.

@Stephen MenkeSuch transaction would run afoul with the following prohibited transaction rule:https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-particip...However, if you are self-employed, you may want to consider transferring the IRA to a solo 401k plan and then processing a solo 401k participant loan. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/retirement-pl...https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/one-participa...

We are oversubscribed on every note participation we syndicate.For anyone trying to raise capital without superior knowledge in this space, there exist numerous problems to overcome.  

The industry came up with acronyms with standard definitions such as GRM, NOI, COC, IRR, etc... etc. so that all industry participants can be on the same "page" when they communicate.Including Capex in NOI is getting on a different "page" and makes it hard to communicate with others.

All four of us participate in ATA Taekwondo, and we just earned our 1st Degree Black Belts in June.  

I am aware that the interest is no longer deductible but not sure what other options would be best suited for my financial situation.Thank you for any advice and I look forward to participating the forums.

The entire concept is that by investing differently and into something you understand, you can get better results than by leaving 100% of the savings in a handful of mutual funds.There is a lot of good information here on the forums, as well as several providers of such plans who actively participate.

Can't wait and hear the podcast you participated in.As a newbie I have some concern about entering the market at this stage, but reading posts such as this give me fuel to keep going.Benny

The advantage was that you had to participate throughout the class and had an instructor that was there for all of the questions that came up.