I decided to change my mindset from a business purely designed as one to make money to a business that was going help families.  

IRA is a retirement account and is designed to be used during the retirement.When your father retires he can start taking distributions from his IRA and leave off of that.

I have always loved big homes and interior design, but my love for real estate came during my real estate class when I was studying for my paralegal degree!

When you write a check to a corporation, I would recommend including the corporate designation on the check as part of the "Pay to" line.  

If you want to keep it, here is my 2 cents:ADA accessible shower: the well designed ones are awesome for anyone.  

@Michael Herr - have you considered any of the pre-designed compact kitchens?

I'm a UX designer in Silicon Valley.

@Edward MccrackenLikely your only option is to contribute to your employer plan.A Solo 401k plan is designed for someone who is self employed, and any contributions to such a plan would have to come from your self-employment income - not from your W-2 income from your employer.If your intention is to leave that money in the plan and have it grow tax-deferred, then contributing and reducing your taxes makes sense.If you think there is a higher than 50% likelihood that you will borrow the funds back out of the plan, then you may as well just not contribute in the first place.  

My name is Sherwin and I'm a designer in an architecture firm looking to get more involved in real estate investing.

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