@Frank ZondloYou will need to have a business that generates ordinary income for you to take advantage of the Solo401K.If you have your own business - what does it do?

There are what are referred to as self-directed IRA (and 401k) plans that allow the plan to diversify beyond conventional stocks and into real estate and other non-traditional assets.When an IRA invests in real estate, it is all about choosing the best path to grow the IRA. 

I have a feeling I have to share his with you.Generally, there are two tax rates:1) ordinary - higher rate.2 capital gain - max 20%.

Now my husband is retired from Blizzard Entertainment Irvine CA after working in gaming for the past 25 years and I run and grow our property portfolio.

I keep reading mixed reviews..some say no waste of time and money - possible to grow as an investor without it and some say that it will help in the long run/perks of access to MLS etc etc.Would you recommend it?

If you want real estate to grow into a large investment for you, that is the approach you need to take.

Buy something that needs some work but nothing major in a decent C+/B+ neighborhood that is growing.

Keep on growing that portfolio!

I want to get more active on BP to inspire some of you young entrepreneurs out there, and to share some the knowledge that I've acquired over the last few years of doing this full time and growing my real estate business from absolutely nothing. but first...I want everyone reading to understand that this does not happen overnight...

Where we’re located it’s 30 minutes to the north and I can find multiple homes at a low introductory cost (20-40k) and to the south I can find 100-150k.My question as a new investor looking to grow and hopefully make some success, is there more value in the long run to multiple lower income properties vs. a single higher income property?