My situation:I have a cousin who has been a teacher in Northern California for more than 25 years and has a 401k worth more than $200K.  We get along great and after reading about self directed IRAs I was thinking we ...

My team and I are working to get into liens and deeds to help build up our portfolio as we have come into a large amount of capital from LP's. For those of you that have had SUCCESS in this space, what is the best res...

For those with day jobs that offer retirement benefits/contributions, is it a smart move to “diversify” your assets through traditional investments like IRAs, 401ks or even 529 college accounts if you have younger kid...

Trying to see if it can be invested into it..

Hello BP,Because of the rules, it is not possible for the owner of a Self Directed IRA to loan money to their LLC's.  It would be considered a prohibited transaction.My solution is to find other investors with a Self ...

Any thoughts and/or advice on self directed IRA's? 

My son has a CESA with a small (under $3000) amount of money in it that I converted into a self directed account for him.  Since the amount is so small, I am struggling to find investments for him.  It is not checkboo...

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I am in the process of purchasing a duplex with my Self-Directed IRA. It is a cash purchase so I am wondering if it's possible to do delayed financing after the close and pull my money back out (but s...

I've read advice here on BP saying that it doesn't make sense to hold RE in a "tax efficient account" because you "lose all your tax benefits of RE".  I find that puzzling and I'm looking for clarification.  Sure you ...

Hello!Through Bigger Pockets I stumbled upon the idea of rolling my 401k into an IRA and using that to invest in real estate.  I'm thinking of using Entrust who advertises on this website.  Investing in real estate wi...