Also on Meetup.com is a group called Real Estate Wholesale/Flip/Self-directed IRA Workshops and it's run by Dima and Tatiana of Sound Housing. 

The other option I was considering to convert my retirement funds into Self directed Roth IRA  LLC  and use this tax deferred strategy as part of my future real estate portfolio for, say, BRRRs...

Retirement Account: One area that investors with full-time jobs often forget, or just don't know, is that you may be able to borrow against your 401k, IRA or 457.These are just a few options.

I haven't done it but you can find more info if you google self directed IRA or self directed 401k .

Larry called me and he was telling me about cashflow and how people pull money out of their 401k/IRA to buy their products.They still sell unfinished properties and leave the customers after they get their money.

Here are a few "hot dog stand" ideas:  Airbnb, Short Term Leasing in your home, Notes, Lending, Wholesaling, Tiny Houses, New Construction, Partnering, JV's, REIT's, Commercial, Lease Options, Crowdfunding, 1031 Exchanges, SD-IRA Investing/Lending, Self Storage, Mobile Home Flips, Tax Liens, Property Management, Realtor, Bird Dogging, etc.:0) Connie

I believe because of the corona virus that reserves like 401K, IRA or anything attached to the stock market you know can only use 70% as opposed to 100% Also, private lenders, portfolio lenders and HML will have their own criteria for cash reserves.

I don't guess using a LLC or SD IRA would work.

I have an IRA that was rolled from a 401k from a previous employer.I want to learn how to move this IRA into one that I can pull money out and invest.

I transferred 25k from my SEP IRA to a self directed IRA, read Lonnie's book and decided this was the best way to invest that money.