Sorry meant 8%, mixed up the months and percentage..

Nick,I think you also might be mixing the concepts of a self-directed IRA with a self-directed IRA LLC.

When it's just business that is great... but I can see the concern over mixing personal with business.

I still don't think I would allow it because then I would attract the wrong kind of tenant mix for the properties.I would almost have to charge say 1,300 a month instead of 900 a month to compensate for the extra risk.

You have a couple details mixed up:- The buyer's have a buyer's agent (call him "Mike")- The listing agent on the house next door had a backup offer from Mike's client.

Circular logic is fine for philosophy, but doesn't mix well in Business.

No losses to suspend and carry forward.You're right, but in a mixed portfolio with a free and clear and several leveraged properties, it could happen.

I would be careful about mixing activities though, and as always consult with a qualified RE attorney

So it's a mixed bag, but I think more often than not, its agents that sell homes, so MLS stats are the ones we will depend on..Thanks all once again, I will keep y'all posted!

For the next several years we plan on continuing a mixed strategy, flipping houses to gain capital and using said capital to purchase long term rentals.