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Hello investors!
Many of you talk about borrowing against a self directed IRA. I have no such thing but in studying creative financing, I heard about borrowing against a life insurance policy. I have not accrued much...
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I'm not new to real estate investing, but still inexperienced. Why do people fawn over self directed 401k's. I mean, you get to invest in real estate tax free. That's absolutely amazing, BUT you can't start pulling ou...
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Does anybody have experience or advice in regards to withdrawing Roth IRA contributions in order to fund expenses for an investment? I do not have a deal lined up at this time, but am trying to plan for future investm...
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Does anyone have experience holding property from a self-directed IRA? I am trying to get a handle on what is possible, and the pros and cons? For example, can I use IRA funds for a down payment, or must I make an o...
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I am considering using a SDIRA to purchase my first property and am hoping the BP community can answer some basic questions.1. Can I manage the property or do I need to have a property management Co? I understand I ca...
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If I have a self-directed IRA, can I loan a LLC money to fund a fix and flip? I am a 30% shareholder and I was reading that because of my equity percentage, my LLC is a qualified person/entity for this transaction.
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I have been contemplating using money from my IRA to fund an LLC and get started in multi family. I know I'll be taxed and pay penalty for early withdrawal, But I feel I can make up that money plus more with REI. I ju...
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Question from an investor: They would like to use their retirement account to invest in RE. From a long term investment perspective (10-20 yrs), has anyone evaluated the financial comparison of the following: 1) Ke...
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I've been hearing some murmurs lately about people using their IRAs as collateral (?) to "borrow" funds to use for down payments / rehab financing for real estate projects. A family member of mine passed away a few ye...
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I have a $50k balloon note at 5% interest in my Self Directed IRA. My property is barely cash-flowing and the note goes to 9% in December 2019. I need to keep the property because it is upside down (sidenote: thanks...