Many investors learned a hard lesson when the STR market took a hit initially during COVID.Until the shared living space concept matures, it's probably premature to skip the above investment evolution.

And here's a very premature toast to a happy retirement. 

@Romane DaleyYou can't borrow from an IRA; the only way to access IRA funds for personal needs is to take a distribution, which would be taxable, and penalties on top for premature distributions. 

Would you rather purchase a property prematurely, not have enough funds and suffer from consequences or be financially secure, ready and then go for the right deals with safety/security?

Or would it be jumping into the deep end prematurely?

Viewing this as a mere failure could lead them to give up prematurely.

Did you prematurely post? 

It's premature to make that conclusion. 

Hi Scott,My husband and I would like to do our first flipping in the Phoenix - Scottsdale area.We are extremely new to this business so here is what we would like to start with :Buying with our own money a condo/small house of about $100.000, remodeling it, and sell it after 3 month more or less, or after whatever time will take to rehab the house.My husband is form Uruguay (South America) and his family own lands an real estate property down there and he used to manage those, meaning that he’s extremely and exquisitely handy so I’m premature sure he can do the work himself with a few people helping.The main goal of this operation would be get some experience in this business, without big risks, even if we won’t gain a lot of money it doesn’t really matter but not loosing obviously !

Is there the occasional premature part failure, of course, but even Mercedes has recalls from time to time, no manufacturer does the QC on electrical components they use.