Hi,I want to start doing some private lending through a self directed IRA account to take advantage of the tax deferred benefit of a retirement account. Does anyone know any private lending companies that allow lendin...

I want to buy rentals with my self directed Roth IRA, should I have the properties in an LLC that the Roth owns? 

My IRA custodian denied an investment that I wanted to make in a syndication.  They will not provide the reason for the denial.  Their due diligence must have revealed a problem with the sponsorship group; otherwise, ...

Hello everyone!I'm interested and have been reading about SDIRA and had some questions I was hoping to get answered.(1) Once the money is transferred to a custodian and a property is found all profits go back into the...

Looking into a self-directed IRA with Guidant Financial. Is anyone familiar with the tax regulations and process surrounding purchasing a property through a self-directed IRA and transferring the property into an LLC ...

I have a relitive that own's several rentals. He's suggested for some time now to invest in rentals. I have a few years left before I retire and I'm digging into withdrawing some money from an IRA. I'm looking into th...

Since learning that cash flow from real estate that was purchased from self-directed IRAs is taxed, and that I would not be able to claim depreciation on this property, what are the advantages to buying real estate wi...

Welcome Everyone,I'm a new BP member and a novice Real Estate investor. I'm determined to move my IRA funds from traditional to self directed accounts. I was hoping fellow members of this forum would be able to help m...

Hello there everybody-

I have two questions I would like to ask and hopefully I get some good feed back, thanks in advance!

1. I know the max. contribution to an IRA account for 2008 is $5,000 unless you are over th...

Anyone cash out and /or stop contributing to a 401k in order to buy more properties? Curious how it went?