Self-Directed IRA

Real Estate

Another Way to Invest IRA Money in Real Estate

by Ken Corsini | May 18, 2011
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Self-directed IRAs have caught on like wildfire in the last few years. Five years ago, almost nobody had heard of a self-directed IRA. That’s all changed. Now it seems like everyone is trying to figure out how to pull money out of stocks, bonds, CDs, etc. and capitalize on the deeply discounted real estate market. [...]

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Real Estate

An Alternative to The Self Directed IRA

by Clint Coons | November 11, 2010
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Last week I discussed some of the prohibited transaction rules concerning retirement accounts. The point of my post was to make readers aware of the minefields that exist when investing in real estate in these accounts. These rules apply to all forms of retirement accounts, i.e., IRA, 401(k), ROTH IRA, Defined Benefit Plans, ESOP, 401(a), [...]

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Real Estate

What to Watch out For in Self Directed IRA Transactions

by Clint Coons | November 4, 2010

Considering investing in real estate with your IRA?  Sounds great and there are a number of companies who actively promote real estate investing through a “Self Directed IRA”.  For a fee, you can roll over an existing IRA or 401k from a previous employer and gain control over how your funds are invested.  The problem [...]

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Financing Real Estate

Self-directed IRAs: A Great Way To Retire via Real Estate Investing

by Shae Bynes | July 15, 2010

As my husband and I began focusing on finding private money lenders to fund our rental property acquisitions and speaking with these potential lenders about the benefits of using IRA funds, it became evident that this was something we’d want to do personally as part of our own retirement planning. Not only does it allow [...]

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