Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Dennis Bragg: The world of real estate is brimming with opportunities for 2025.

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My real estate agent thinks I'll only get 1.1 million for my home but due to a few factors I think it should be more. 1.

Congratulationswhat you’ve found that both the INVESTMENT side of real estate, and theBUSINESS side are very competitive; therefore profit margins are compressed, so those “home runs” people like to bragg about are actually quite rare.  

Chris is telling you to provide more details.The people on this thread have a combined hundred years of experience, conflicting opinions, and have been real with you.

Quote from @Daniel Saravia: anybody here had bought real estate using self directed IRA?

I'd done some reading in the past and thought a few of the main Canadian banks had such specialty trust divisions that could help you with plan setup.As for finding investments, networking with other investors, real estate agents, etc. is the way to go.Brian, from what I've heard is that CAN banks  make it extremely difficult to setup. 

Having a long-term rental while living abroad is do-able.Flipping houses while abroad, in my opinion, more difficult, especially if its your first go around with real estate.I would recommend taking a flight and staying in the area for a week and inspect the neighborhoods and make connections.You can reach out to @Elenis Camargo who has a PM company in Jacksonville.Best of luck though.

Don't conflate the one-off thing with Gamestop with what real investors with real money have on their radar.

Owning real estate is not passive.