Most retirement plan distributions are subject to income tax and may be subject to an additional 10% tax.Generally, the amounts an individual withdraws from an IRA or retirement plan before reaching age 59½ are called ”early” or ”premature” distributions.

However, you need to consider that in addition to your down payment, you are going to need to cover closing costs, and expect to keep some money in reserves in case of the unexpected (like a premature vacancy & damage).  

The losers are the ones that panic and bail out of the plan prematurely.

i'll be jumping into this chaos in close to a year or so, this may be premature but i'm glad it's a hot market. 

Additionally, if you prematurely sign a Rental Agreement for a new Tenant, and there are any delays with the outgoing Tenant, or you discover needed repairs that were not evident while occupied, you have created bigger problems for yourself.

Distribution from an IRA is taxable, plus penalties for premature distribution.

Ultimately, the property would have had to been all cash or seller financed because we (prematurely) gutted it to the studs.We (similarly) just took a church property back in foreclosure and will seller finance it if anyone is interested in a church in southern California!

Most of the Wayfair furniture seems cheap and Ikea seems too college dorm-ish cheap wood fiber stuff that falls apart prematurely. 

IRS rules prohibit you personally benefiting from the IRA in any way, the only way you can benefit is to take a distribution from the IRA with applicable taxes (and penalties for premature distributions). 

But this can totally be premature disappointment.