I max a 403b and traditional IRA...is there a way for me to add my duplex rental income to a pretax retirement account without treating myself as an employee?

( i researched online, SEP IRA funds should be "pre-tax"? 

My Roth IRA was up 25.6% last year. 2) Invest in local real estate in a market I know.

Likewise, anyone can buy a property from an IRA (the same restriction above would apply). 

You are correct - if she lived and owned the home for the last 2 years - she is eligible to exclude $250,000 of gain from the sale of her home.I am not to familiar with financing for the elderly...but if she does not make a lot of money; she might not be able to find a bank that will do a cash-out-refi.Does she earn money from a retirement account(401K, IRA, etc) and social security?

We have built wealth through both investment strategies in our self directed IRA.

I am trying to figure out how to find self-directed IRA events in Miami, how to look for them because I cannot find any information on that.

Establish an LLC and roll over an existing IRA to a SD solo401k.2.

@Nicole A. we only have ~5 thousand saved in liquid cash - we've been pretty aggressive paying off loans and maxing out our Roth IRA contributions so far.

Plus they hold a checking account for my self-directed IRA.