Hi all, I would like to start the conversation and hear about other's experiences investing in Real Estate through their IRA.  Here is a brief explanation on how to do it. 
Key Steps:
Set Up an SDIRA: This allows yo...

Brandon mentioned in his blog here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/11/05...that if you own a property free and clear you could lose 50%+/- to taxes. He didn't say much more than that but that took me as s...

Some gurus (like Richard Roop in his Free and Clear Course) teach investors (among other things) to get interest-free loans from sellers of free and clear houses.
I guess my (ethical) dilemma is not in the asking for ...

A bill passed the House yesterday that would grant additional relief on top of what the IRS granted immediately after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. As some of you know, immediately after the Hurricanes, the IRS ...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $320,000

Cash invested: $80,000

I bought a single family home in Prescott Valley, AZ. The home is a 1675 sq ft thre...

Guys,

I have been thinking about taxes lately and have come to realize that they will hit me very hard if I do not proactively find a solution. I trade the markets with with few expenses to deduct and will be in the ...

Some SDIRA custodians also offer SDHSAs.  On the funding side, IRAs and HSAs are different animals. Retirement account (401Ks, IRAs) contributions must be made from earned income. HSAs, on the other hand, require on...

I want to sell a 4 unit Rental in Decatur GA for about 1.2 million.   I have a 470k 1st mortgage at 2.5%.   gross rents are 84k/year -20k (taxes insurance, maintenance) = 64k net income.  
If i sell it for cash I wil...

If I use a self-directed IRA LLC with checkbook control to fund the lease option consideration, can I then deposit the profit from flipping the lease option into the SDIRA tax free?

My wife and I are wanting to sell our first rental. We bought it 5 years ago (October 2015) and lived in it the first 2 1/2 years. Can anybody help me with our capital gains tax situation? As I understand it we can re...