just a quick couple of questions about this topic.. 1 - how much do i need in my 401K to qualify for a self directed IRA.. i have around $23,000 in my 401K2 - do i need to quit my current job to get the ball rolling o...

I have a house I'm willing to sell for only $5,000 down (Selling price is $135k), with balance due in 3 years Other than offering a lease with purchase option at the end of 3 years, is there any way to protect mys...

I just bought my first property! It closed 4 days ago. Its a duplex in a local city with good rent, some repairs are needed but nothing really big. Closing was a nightmare! I'm one of those self-employed people. Even ...

In about a year I plan on starting to flip houses with a partner.  Recently, I've started to do some research on different entities (S-Corps, LLCs, etc) in order to potentially minimize taxation on our profits.Based o...

Hello everyone,I just wanted to ask a question about using the funds from my Roth IRA towards the purchase of property. I've done some calculations and realized that my Roth IRA is yielding some horrible rates of retu...

Throwing a quick hit and run post out there because I️ want to keep it open ended. If you’ve read @Brandon Hall post on the House’s tax proposal his first “Biggest Loser” category sights short term rental income as po...

Currently I use Self Directed IRA custodians (Pensco and others) to be able to use my IRA funds for investment in Secured Notes. At times it becomes a time consuming effort to deploy funds to a deal.

I am s...

I have a 401k from a previous employer and interested in the idea of using a portion of those funds for long term returns (buy and hold rental properties).  I have two questions.1.  How does a self directed IRA differ...

Listening to podcasts and reading articles, etc. it's clear that investing in real estate while simultaneously holding a full-time job is possible and common. But I'd like to target this question to a more narrow popu...