I'm looking to start a SD IRA checkbook LLC. 

He suggests you get into Growth-Stock Mutual Funds with 25% each in:Growth and Income Funds aka Large Cap aka Blue ChipGrowth funds aka Mid Cap or Equity FundsInternational Funds Aggressive Growth Funds Roth IRA at $3,000 per year at 12% a year for 30 years ends at $873,000 but you only put in $90,000.So start with any free match you can get and then fully fund Roth IRA’sBe sure the total comes out to 15%Where does he keep getting this 12% a year from Mutual Funds # from?

He knows every aspect of REI from wholesaling to IRA investing.

I'm also getting the sense that most real estate investors think putting money into an 401k, IRA, or Roth IRA is a loser's game – and I can definitely see the logic behind that argument as well. 

You transfer other IRAs or former employer plans to the solo 401k plan. 3.

Rodney,depending on how the syndication is setup the leveraged might be distributed to your IRA and therefore will make the income subject to UBIT.

We have about 100k  in retirement accounts (401k, IRA).  

As disqualified person you can't be involved in a transaction with your IRA.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

Just got out the barracks, in which during that time I built my credit, saved for retirement (TSP and Roth IRA) and set up an emergency fund.