Investing in REITs through stocks or mutual funds provides exposure to real estate with lower capital requirements and less hands-on involvement compared to direct property ownership.Continuous Learning and Skill Development: Invest in your education and develop skills in real estate investing, property management, finance, and negotiation.

Timing the sell of cap. gain after being converted into a stock.

If growing your SDIRA is the main game, think about mixing it up with other allowed investments in the SDIRA world, like stocks or bonds – it's like having a diverse set of cards in your deck.

Use the left over money to put towards another investment (whether it is real estate, stocks, or even a high interest savings account).3.

Hi - So, I'm thinking of putting 5% of my stock portfolio in a REIT...what are the top ones to research? 

Even if HVAC breaks at night, it can be serviced first thing in the morning, or you can stock up on 2-3 heaters to provide in that case.

The house I closed there in December (at 8.5%) ended up with DSCR of 1.3The other alternative is most of the money for the down payment is in MSFT and GOOG so I could leave it in the stock market.

I can get diversification, and know I will average better returns long-term with a REIT index or stock market index fund.

We've used our self-directed IRA for just about everything- Investing in the stock market, lending, partnering with others to purchase real estate for fix and flips;  investing in startups unrelated to Real Estate,..... 

He could have easily sold his Tesla shares instead to fund the deal, but by taking on debt and using them as collateral, one of the things he is doing is avoiding the taxable event that would otherwise happen if he sold the stock, and getting what is probably an extremely low interest rate for the loan.