Hello All, I am pretty much completely new to the 1031 field, but am asking this to get some ideas for a landlord that is looking to sell of 7 duplexes but is concerned over his potential tax liability. I want to buy ...

I am new to the Real Estate industry. I am looking to break in to the market. The issues that I face are many. For starters, I have no capital for start up, and very little collateral. I am currently unemployed.  I am...

I am considering moving my sizeable 401(k) from my previous employer to a Self Directed IRA or self directed 401(k) so that I can access the balance to use a down payments on rental properties. I've come up with the t...

Hey folks! I was wondering if anyone has a little more info on how you can effectively use 401k funds to purchase my first property. On the podcast they discussed a self directed IRA and it definitely peaked my intere...

I have an IRA and a Roth IRA which I plan to roll into SDIRAs in the next month or so.  My wife also has a Roth IRA.I realize I'll have to create 3 separate SDIRAs to handle these rollovers since the funds cannot be c...

Securing a duplex and house hacking one side. Each side is 3/2.5. Would it be wise to install a RING doorbell to monitor who goes in and out of the unit since I would be renting out by room? (renting out by room would...

My neighbor who is listing his home with a local realtor told me "pick any other brokerage firm as long as it's not Redfin.  They don't have the connections to sell your home at as good of a price."  I'm a bit skeptic...

I just listened to a presentation in which a lawyer (SDIRA expert) said that you cannot perform physical work on your own rental properties held by your self-directed IRA.  This would be a prohibited / self-dealing tr...

Can I use a self directed IRA to buy  equity in a real estate portofolio? 
if yes, is it necessary to do this through an LLC within the SDIRA?

Thank you all!

My brother and I are looking to buy our first deal. We want to partner on this first one and on some but not all future deals. To give a background he is 22 and about to be earning stable income in the Navy by the end...