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I'm curious to see if anyone else has done this and can share their experience or can shed some light on the topic.

Any advice or suggestions on this topic would be greatly appreciated!

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If you want to retire with passive income you might try doing something like this:3 Ways to Wealth in Real Estate – Fix & Flip, Buy & Hold, Turnkey (Cash flow) – Here’s Howhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/780022-3-ways-to-wealth-in-real-estate-cashflow-flip-hold-here-s-how

This topic is being beaten to death nearly every day.

You can find her in this topic.

You will meet great people, learn about various topics, and hear local off-market properties for sale. 

Specifically make sure you understand "Prohibited Transactions":https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-prohibited-transactionsIt all boils down to this: all transactions involving your IRA/401k must be "arms length".

Also oversell IRA investing, but that's another topic.