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I have a 401(k) plan with enough money to make down payment on a house. Has anyone ever taken that their 401(k) money and put it in a self-directed IRA and then bought a rental property with it? How does this typicall...
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I am frustrated by how slow Equity Trust is in responding to my Direction of Investments. It's been 2 weeks and they have not released the check to the company I am investing my SDIRA with.
I have to follow them up s...
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I checked the BP company search, but there is no 401K / IRA category, so I'll just ask...Who do you use for your self-directed IRA? Feel free to self-promote.
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I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...
Hi,
I know someone who wants to lend me money from his retirement account.
I have suggested that he set up a self-directed IRA, which could then put his money into an escrow account, where he could basi...
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I have 30k that in a 401k, that I am going to transfer into a self directed IRA. Can I use this for a down payment on a flip and finance the rest of the purchase price with a conventional mortgage?
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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?
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Hi All, I recently started a real estate investment company (50/50 ownership between me and my business partner) and am getting ready to launch the first fund. A few of my investors have inquired about investing via ...
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I have a partner who invests with me (putting in both money and effort), but her money comes from her (self-directed) IRA. To fund deals, we were thinking about having the IRA hold a note against the LLC (unsecured) ...
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I was listening to a recent podcast, and the guest indicated he would advise liquidating IRA/401(k) acounts, transferring to a solo 401(k) and then investing in discounted real estate notes. He also advocated not...