You want to take the money out for an investment opportunity, which by any reasonable standard, is not hardship - it is for financial gain.The plan administrator is responsible for reviewing hardship requests, so I would come up with a better reason to give them.There is some good information in this article written by an attorney:https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/insight-who-cares-retirement-plan-withdrawals-ok-if-youre-impacted-by-coronavirus

Maybe I just have too much time on my hands right now due to Coronavirus haha.Assumptions that must remain constant for this to work: Interest rates remain similar in 6 months.

Coronavirus.

Then of course coronavirus wiped out tourism this year,  so RV rentals was my backup plan .

@Michael LozaThey may limit how much you can take However You can currently withdraw without penalty if you have been affected by the coronavirus OrConvert it to a self directed Roth to invest in realestateSpeak with a pro in this area for you state to do this correctlyCongrats on investing in your self with this purchase.

For instance Section-8 owners may not feel as much crunch as "working tenant Class-C" owners.Or some cities (or sections of cities) may be harder hit than others.This is such a huge national problem, I think we will just have to wait and see how it turns out.https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2020/08/08/trump-issues-executive-orders-as-coronavirus-stimulus-talks-falter-extends-unemployment-benefits-at-400-per-week-protects-against-evictions-defers-student-loan-payments-suspends-payroll-tax/#5302067e52d4Just my 2 cents.

Account Closed I am so glad that you were able to evict that tenant before the Coronavirus outbreak really hit the US.

I think that when the Coronavirus hysteria is over (hopefully within a few months), everything will get back to normal and you'll see some pent up demand unleashed in the summer & fall.But we'll have to wait and see...

https://marker.medium.com/the-office-is-dead-16be89f25d01https://www.newgeography.com/content/006597-the-future-office-space-real-estate-markethttps://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-saw-office-buildings-as-safe-not-during-this-pandemic-11586260800 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/27/after-coronavirus-the-office-of-the-future-is-the-office-of-the-past.htmlSOOOOO… yeah… you might wanna steer clear of this debacle because the office space apocalypse is just starting and it will never, and I mean NEVER, recover.MULTIFMAILY: Who is paying rent?

It would be a disservice for maximum evictions due to impacts from Corona virus.