I want to start with a Roth IRA because that fits my income and plans for right now.

However, the lender will accept the portion of your 401K or IRA funds that can be liquidated immediately in calculating the reserve amount. 

Hi All,I want to use my SD-IRA to invest in Crowdfunding offering such as those on Crowdstreet, but I am still not understanding if UBIT (unrelated business income tax) and (UDFI) Unrelated-debt financing Income will be applicable to Crowdfunding deals if invested  through SD-IRA.

Hello all,I have a question about self-directed IRA's.

When the mutual fund/stock market was good, I was putting money into my Roth IRA with the knowledge that I could withdraw without penalty, taking advantage of the market rates. 

Not sure if it makes sense for either you or your partner, but you could consider putting your funds in a self-directed IRA and the building profits go back into the IRA tax-free if the IRA has invested in the building - check with a decent CPA on this, or ask Equity Trust, one of the better self-directed IRA co's.

Had a Roth IRA, some "safe" stocks, high interest savings, and a mutual fund.  

@Robin Cornacchioyou certainly can invest in crowdfunding with custodial IRA or 401k.

So I had an idea this morning, curious if this is legal and/or recommended.Here is my idea:I have an LLC that operates my real estate investment businessI have a self-directed IRA LLC with about $40kMy friend has an LLP/LLC for his orthodontics practiceLet's say that he also has a self-directed IRA LLC with about $40kNow let's further say that my self-directed IRA loans my friend $40K at 15% for 5 years. 

Hi all,I'm reading a book right now and they mentioned possibly getting a loan from a family member and suggested having them utilize their self-directed IRA to loan out the cash.