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...

Hi Everyone, I'm leaving my job and have a 401k that I want to roll over into a Self-Directed IRA. Which companies would your recommend. I plan on investing in the Portland, Oregon area. Thanks in advance for time and...

I've looked at six different companies and the fees are all over the place. The cheapest so far is Sunwest Trust. Their annual fee is $225 regardless of the number of assets. Their application fee is $50.

Am I gett...

If I am actively contribute to my 401k with my current employer, is that mean I can't convert that to self directed 401k?

I am having a hard time calculating the IRR. Excel is not accepting my cash flows. I am lost. Can someone help? I have no idea why it keeps giving me the error. I have looked all over internet to find out what's wrong...

Anyone have any experience using a self-directed IRA account to invest real estate?Please share your experience and tips.
Also which custodian do recommend to open the account with?

OK, Im going to run through a project here in its painful entirety - start to finish. I will figure out if I can post here efficiently so it is easy to follow along, text, images etc.  I have all the material on my we...

Hello,
Which one wins on a 30 year horizon?
When looking at a long term real estate investment (approximately a 30 year rental property hold) that returns 8% annually compared to the stock market that returns an ave...

I'm a PASSIVE buy and hold investor.  I have property managers and I buy from turnkey providers.I want to barely look at my monthly statements and let my investment grow as passive as I can.That "passive" investing be...