A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Use the Bigger Pockets glossary to learn more about real estate terms that may be new to you: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/glossaryAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

If you have high income, certainly look at contributing to an IRA or 401K to defer some taxes. 

I moved some money from an old IRA to a self directed IRA to make this investment How did you add value to the deal?

Do you have a Roth IRA?

Hi Guys,I am looking for some recommendations for a simple and trusted company that offer Self directed IRA with a checkbook that allow for me to directly buy my real estate.I really appreciate the input as there are a lot of options as well as warning about SCAMS.Thanks!

LLCs are typically pass-through entities so have tax protection by themselves.Flipping within an IRA is possible, but you cannot be actively engaged in the business or you risk blowing up your IRA.  

@Patrick S.Hard money is not the only choice of lending for an IRA/401k. 

@Martin MolloyI know he is one of the first attorneys to work with IRA LLCs.

@Jake MiresYou want to see if you are eligible to claim real estate professional status or if your total income is below $100,000 which will allow the $25,000 passive real estate losses to go through.The thing that sucks about Business income / Independent contractor income is that the income is subject to federal taxes, State taxes and self-employment taxes.You may also want to consider a retirement account(SEP IRA).Best of luck.

Is there anyone who has tried using their ROTH IRA to invest outside of the country?