same here, and as this was a self-directed IRA purchase, I fear I have no recourse

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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.