Not only would you effectively be giving up your right to proceed by way of non-judicial foreclosure, a very messy judicial foreclosure sale might not succeed and even if it did, ability to pass title would thereafter likely be subject to borrower's statutory redemption rights.

You are just effectively paying you Canadian tax rates.  

@Maria Jeanette Using a self-directed IRA (SDIRA) for real estate investment offers control over asset selection and tax advantages, such as tax-deferred growth (Traditional IRA) or tax-free growth (Roth IRA).

With this national exposure the investor producing the highest LEGITIMATE bid has just established “the market” price.I have found some strategies effective in building real wealth through real estate investing1.

I see far too many having effectively no co-invest once you net out the acquisition fee.

However, many times its just not practical or cost effective to put the work into it because in many cases its not easy to do.

How will this effect their clients, like @Tyler Jahnke?

Educating yourself about common property maintenance processes doesn’t mean you have to become an expert, but even a basic understanding of repairs like plumbing or lead testing can go a long way in helping you make more informed decisions.It’s also worth discussing with your property manager how they select and negotiate with contractors.

They will need to get everyone together to be most effective.

Being able to enter a property with only 5% down means you can leverage your money way more effectively as well.