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Clay Sellers SDIRA questions for a newbie.
15 August 2018 | 8 replies

I have some money sitting in a 401k account from a job I left about a year ago, not much, about $20K. I can roll that over to an SDIRA, correct?Does it matter what strategy you use (Fix & Flip, Buy & Hold, BRR...

Ben Stanley How to utilize $9k in a 401k
10 October 2024 | 9 replies

I have abt $9000 in my 401k from jobs. I would like to enventually use it towards real estate investing first purchase downpayment, once that opportunity arrises. What is the best method for this? Have been reading up...

Alexis Bliss Seeking SDIRA/40ak w/ Loan Function
12 March 2019 | 7 replies

This topic has been around forever, but it's now 2019 and the landscape continuously changes.  I'm looking for a self-directed IRA which will let me hold a variety of asset classes (I currently hold cash, a mortgage n...

Angel Negrete Section 408 IRS
21 November 2016 | 4 replies

Hello, I've been reading a few books about real estate investing and I ran into using your current 401k and turning it into a "Real Estate IRA" to purchase investment property. Has anyone else heard of this? 

Kevin Kim Can I use my Traditional IRA to buy Investment Properties?
13 November 2015 | 9 replies

Hello Everyone,After doing some research, I've learned that an individual is allowed to take out a maximum of $10,000 from your Self Directed IRA to purchase your first home without any penalties. Of course this would...

David Rundle 401k to self directed IRA question
21 March 2014 | 9 replies

Hello! Let's assume a person named Investor X has $100k exactly in a 401k and wants to begin buying homes.

I'm assuming step 1 would be for Investor X to roll over his 401k to a self directed IRA, but what's ...

Alex Yakubovich Backdoor Roth IRA and Pro-rata Rule
11 April 2021 | 5 replies

Hello everyone!Could you please help with my situation? I want to do a Backdoor Roth but I have pre-tax money on my trad IRA and I don't understand whether the pro-rata rule could be avoided if I do the following:1) A...

Callum K. Self Direct IRA Contribution
22 January 2013 | 1 reply

So my familiarity with Self Directed IRA's is that one can contribute to an SDIRA through a trustee and in turn invest in real estate assets. To my knowledge, this is typically tied to Traditional IRA's (aka Pre-Tax ...

Gail Greenberg Advantages of 401Ks over SDIRAs in buying notes
18 October 2016 | 9 replies

Found out at #NoteCamp in a presentation by Tyler Carter from Nuview IRA that compared to a SDIRA, with a 401K, you can....1. Contribute up to $53,000 ($59,000 if you're over 50) in a year to a 401K where the annual c...

Chester Knapp Switching jobs, want to invest retirement in real estate
17 May 2017 | 6 replies

I am switching jobs, and have the opportunity to take my employer matched retirement account (a Municipal Employees Benefit Trust, used in lieu of Social Security) to invest in real estate.  I can rollover the funds i...