Hey fellow investors,I wanted to reach out to the community for some advice on a potential real estate investment strategy I've been considering.To give you a bit of background, I currently reside in Southern California and am eager to dive into the world of real estate investing to secure a financial foundation for my retirement.

Your advice will be invaluable in helping me navigate these initial steps and lay a solid foundation for my future in real estate investing.Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post and for any guidance you can provide!

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The loan is a mortgage, i.e. it is secured by real property.4.

Hi Tina,The only type of loan you can utilize is a non-recourse loan in a SDIRA.A non-recourse loan is a secured loan backed by a pledge of collateral, typically the property that it is beingused to purchase, where neither the borrower, nor the borrower's self-directed IRA, will be held liable forpayment in the event of default.If a loan does default, the only asset the bank can go a􀁹er is the asset in question.

Providing funds outside of a transaction that would effect the LTV given by an insured lender could lead to mortgage fraud, money laundering and wire fraud as funds are disbursed.

Moreover, it turns out our drain connects to the main sewer line six houses away, on another street, at the end of the block.The only solution provided by Citizens Energy is to reroute our connection to a lateral drain across the street.

In a "subject to" agreement, the buyer does not typically secure a new loan from their bank to take over the existing mortgage.

The secondary major real estate portals typically fall into the few minutes to a day or two to update - they're normally faster to pick up a new listing but can be slower to get updates to an existing listing.So - flat fee listings are typically limited service listings where the broker is just your onramp to get your listing into MLS and doesn't provide much beyond the required minimum after that - everything else is an upcharge/upsell - the one big ticket item I think every listing should have is a Supra lockbox just for security.