What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

- According to a recent Gallup poll, real estate has been voted the best long-term investment for 11 years in a row, beating gold, stocks, bonds, and more- Owning real estate means more than just having a home—it’s an investment in your future.

Anyrate I hope these DF discussions die out untill we see some enforcement / case law to dig our teeth into

IRA's are "usually" hosted with a brokerage and you can buy various publically traded securities, e.g. mutual funds, ETF's, stocks, bonds, etc.If you setup your IRA as a "self-directed" account which allows slightly greater options, such as forming a LLC owned by the IRA (something like that), you can then have the LLC invest the IRA's funds in such investment as a rental property.Again, hopefully you see that you are getting tax deferred growth, of one more or another. 

I'd suggest cutting your teeth in another less risky market.The listing linked above, listed on a Friday and accepted an offer within 48 hours.

These can become third party originations for a sponsoring institution and such can be in violation of the new laws.So, it's going to take an independent broker who can originate wholesale mortgages to enter these waters, they will need to be compliant under state laws which vary widely, there are or can be net worth, bonding, insurance, educational and experience requirements.

Teeth, hair they are both on the same head. if I put some of my business cards in your vacation rentals, I can give you 10% on every victim, I mean patient... posted by @Lucas Carl:Seems you should know this info well before you start a management company.

With this different product, again not complaining, fees are different totally also not a real estate loan w/o collateral. 1 point origination 1.5 point insurance bond (protect against personal injury/loss of life)9 point non collateral document. my loan is I/O over 100 months.

I'm a new investor looking into STR's and like the idea of sticking local to cut my teeth but see how much more stable it seems to be in places like Sevierville, TN where Avery Carl and so many others invest since they can rent 80% of the year.