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Hi All,I'm looking to get into the real estate investing with my very first home purchase in a new city, and I've heard of this Self Directed IRA (SDIRA) form of investing tax free. I'm purchasing a home with my Roth...
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Hi BPer,For those with self directed IRA experience, can you explain what is the UDFI (Unrelated Debt Financed Income Tax) impact on real estate investment using self directed IRA?Thanks,-Chan-
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Hello BPI am a new member/subscriber to BP and would like to introduce myself. I am Patrick Ducas a 31 year old investor/developer. I live in San Francisco, and work as a project manager for a large commercial general...
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Hello BPI am still a beginner in REI. I do own one SFH and manage another. I have been reading and learning so much over the last 6 months that 2016 will be full steam ahead! I do have a partner that wants to buy mor...
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I read these forums almost daily. The education I've received here is amazing and the fact it's free makes it a Godsend. Anyways, my true passion is real estate investing. It's the only thing that interests me in t...
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I'm interested in investing a portion of my SDIRA (with Equity Trust) in Stock Options. Equity Trust requires that I open an individual brokerage account (with Fidelity, Charles Schwab, etc.) in the name "Equity Trust...
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Hi, I don't even know if this is possible.
I do not qualify for a Roth IRA or a deductible IRA.
I believe I can open up a non deductible IRA and convert it over to a Roth and there is no income requirem...
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We live on 35 acres, and purchased 10 acres of it (unimproved pasture) with a self-directed IRA. If we wanted to put a rental property in that IRA, could we then pull the pasture land out without tax consequences?
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Hi BP folks,So I've googled until I can google no more! I cannot find an answer to this question:Can my husband's IRA buy a property with a down payment, where the rest of the purchase price is covered by a private m...
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Hey y'all.
I am a commercial real estate appraiser in Nashville. I have been living here for over 10 years. Originally from the Northwest Tennessee - the country. I worked for the state (Dept., of Ag) for ...