Has anyone used a self-directed IRA to fund real estate deals? If so, what company would you recommend?  And, has anyone had experience with Equity Trust out of West Lake, Ohio?

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Hey there. I'm looking for a copy of your state's boiler plate Contract to Buy & Sell Real Estate. I've got Colorado covered, but need the other 49 states plus Washington DC.
(Update, @Russell Brazil pinged me to...

Hi Everyone! Hoping to get much needed advice. My husband and I are getting really interested in REI (particularly buy and hold, single-family homes in the Seacoast of New Hampshire or Maine). We are in our early 30s,...

Hey BP! I'm considering rolling my 401K from a company I left into a self-directed IRA with Equity Trust based on recommendations from several other investors. Has anyone here worked with Eq Trust before? Have you use...

     Hello everyone, Im Derrick Nygaard, a blue collar guy on his path to financial enlightenment. Im new to the world of REI and investing in general. I work a factory job and raise a family on a modest income. As a ...

I would like to get into mobile home investing. With a lower price point of entry as compared to fixing and flipping brick and mortar homes it seems like it would be something that would be ideal for using a SDIRA.  I...

Hi folks,

Have been browsing around for a bit and this looks like a great site. Very over whelming I must say with the amount of information that is around.

Looking forward to learning a thing or two from the exper...

Well, I've been on this site for quite a few months now (maybe almost a year???) and 2 weeks ago, I finally bought my first rental property.

A little introduction:

I live in Chaska Minnesota. I work as a race car m...

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