@Ritu Gupta  The above are experts in the SD-IRA/solo k space. 

My IRA holds a lien on a doublewide in a park in Austin, TX.

My Self Directed Roth IRA will lend $60,000 and my Self Directed HSA will lend $50,000. 

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This is not as prevalent as 401K or IRAs, but nevertheless can be used. 

I even wonder if I can have my eventually very high Roth IRA buy these assets from me if they still end up being tax inefficient (but this feels like a stretch).

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“How to invest in real estate without banks” is one and the other is “IRA 401k income builder”  

I came across the following article lately that I think sheds light on this concept:http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/05/us-usa-property-reits-analysis-idUSKBN0L927G20150205The other point I would make is that, in an IRA at least, one can leverage when making direct real estate investing but not when purchasing shares of a REIT.