Shane, buying "subject to" in Illinois is possible, but the state has stricter regulations around real estate transactions.

I have lived and worked real estate in both Fayetteville and Phoenix currently in Mesa.They are both great but the strategy is a little different.

Quote from @Katie Accashian: I am looking to take money from my retirement that I accumulated from my previous employer and move it into a self directed IRA to buy a real estate investment.

We pride ourselves in keeping the forums positive, helpful, and focused on real estate (please, no politics, religion, etc.).

It’s still surreal to me that I’m able to own real estate at 20, but I know this is just the beginning.

It’s always great to connect with others who share a passion for real estate investing.

For us, still in a growth mode, we take action and figure out how to redeploy that equity into other real estate through either cash-out refinancing or selling and 1031! 

With that, I want to ensure that my approach to real estate is starting with the niche that generates faster returns from the beginning) as a rough example:I can buy Focal Utopia headphones for 8K or I can buy headphones from kmart for $25.

Contact the real estate division for confirmation: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/dre.html 

I only recently became licensed, so I would have a long way to go in order to comply with the 2-year experience requirement, but I have been an active investor for 5 years so I am wondering if I would fall within the 3 year exemption, below:- Have at least two years of experience as a licensed real estate salesperson or at least three years of experience in the general real estate field or a combination of both- Meet the minimum points required for the experience type (e.g., buying and selling your own property, managing property owned by your employer)Thanks in advance!