21 May 2018 | 13 replies
The IRS really does not like it when something is done purely to minimize taxes (there has to be a business purpose and economic substance).
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5 April 2023 | 24 replies
Sounds like a some celebration drinks and pick up the tab on dinner.
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12 September 2022 | 9 replies
Owner comfortably resting in a retirement home drinking shots of Seagram's-7 (two fingers--like John Wayne), has forgotten he owns it, or doesn't care anymore?
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29 September 2021 | 7 replies
What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.
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10 March 2021 | 5 replies
What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.
20 December 2019 | 2 replies
What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.
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24 September 2017 | 3 replies
If you do not plan to live in the 4 unit and it's a pure investment property, then having an LLC is best.
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30 April 2021 | 4 replies
What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.
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20 June 2022 | 7 replies
This can include 1-4 unit residential properties and anything 5+MF and pure commercial.
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4 January 2023 | 3 replies
What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.