There are some stipulations, but it can be a powerful strategy.Any debit instrument must be non-recourse, meaning no personal guarantee from you or any disqualified party to the IRA.This limits the choice of lenders.  

Craig Garrow muni bonds are a traditional instruments traded in the bond markets.

Or maybe there is another piece of the management process that you could automate, either be using a VA or forwarding maintenance calls to a handyman automatically?

It's unlikely that the little old person seller/lender could take that lump sum payout, put it in a CD or anything else comparably safe, and get more than they were getting from that loan.So a pro and a con:Pro: Better regular payout than a similarly safe-from-default instrument, like a CD, would pay (everyone here knows that a CD is just you lending money to a bank, right?

The only way you access the funds - just like any IRA - is to take a distribution from the IRA which is potentially taxable income.An IRA may use leverage such as mortgages, but the debt-instrument must be non-recourse.There is a lot to learn, but if you understand real estate, such a tool can be a great way to grow your retirement savings.

Either a mortgage or deed of trust are the two instruments available to perfect security interest in real property in the U.S.  

So it's basically the same.Don't use the automated price your home tool in Zillow.

Automated or individually scheduled payment through Cozy.co, no charge.2.

Zillow and the other automated valuation systems out there do not use the same calculations an appraiser uses and as a Realtor you learn (that is if you take the time to learn) how to properly access a home's value so that your numbers are closer to the appraiser's.

Examples would be setbacks and easements.It's not the best instrument to use because it usually comes without a warranty of title.It's used a lot by government sales, sheriff sales, and the like.