Think of it as your IRA buying stocks, but in this instance your IRA buys real propertyYou can't combine your 457, which is pre-tax, with your Roth IRA, which is post-taxJust like with any other retirement account you will be taxed at the time of distribution on tax-deferred accounts, or pull distributions tax-free from Roth IRAWhen you sell property (or any other investment) inside of a qualified account (Traditional or Roth IRA) there are no taxes, you are investing inside of a tax-deferred vehicleHope this helps! 

Or are you just a straight forward traditional?

If you're in a traditional agreement of sale there should be a specific time period for when the inspection needs to occur, how many days you have (buyer) to request repairs, and how long you (seller) has to provide feedback on requests.

Both are traditional mortgages.

Or should I just wait until the Fall or Winter, in hopes that the market will soften and I can afford a house hack using a traditional lender?

My initial choice was the Norfolk are because I'm familiar but there really isn't much growth in the area if your not right on the campus.Any advice?

Here are some reasons why I (and many others) believe that security tokens are superior to traditional methods of recording and trading CRE ownership claims.

What is your method of choice for investing OOS?

Just paint and carpet, maybe.  98% chance you'll get the house back ini same or worse condition.Needs plumbing swap, new breaker box, 200% chance you'll get the house back.I've done note and mortgage (traditional seller finance) and had to foreclose, about $1.5k plus the non-paying months.   

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