Rock on!

Thanks BP, you guys rock

IRA or 401k, you'll be taxed at ordinary income rates, whereas the investments that generated the gains may be taxable at 15% cap gains rate had they not been invested inside the plan.Most cash-flow producing investment real estate already has great tax advantages, so other than not being able to reduce your taxable income via a contribution, you may be better off just investing outside the plan in RE, and doing 1031 exchanges to the extent you're able to do so.

Oh wait, you said rock star..... nevermind....

or are you looking for help with becoming a top producing agent?   

Arkansas-NorthCentral/Western, Looking for Investor/Groups in Clinton/Fairfield Bay Hwy#65 Area for Contacts/Leads.I'm from another part of the country and trying to make contacts in other area's and thought BP might be helpful for us non-institutional investors/owners/sellers of Real Estate.Any REI Groups or meetups near these area's (Clinton/Fairfield Bay Hwy#65 Area north of Conway and Little Rock, AR) with websites, calendar or information about future meetings on the web?

I'm not saying that real estate is easy so don't misquote me there, but relative to almost any other business you can purchase that has a reasonable chance at producing revenue, the property manager/house-hacker has to be up there.Your tenants are right next door - you know if they aren't treating the property well.  

She is also phenomenal at landscaping and building awesome gardens, stone walls and rock water features.

Let's say I am interested in value plays on income producing assets for the long-term buy and hold.

I'd say don't rock the boat.