401K Investing in Real Estate

[Ted Davis]

Hello everyone, I’ve come across a few mentions of 401k investments in real estate in articles but after googling for more info, outside of contact your plans administrator to see if your plan allows this type of investing, not many details. I was hoping to get more insight from the forums. Can anyone provide me with some facts on this topic? Thank you all in advance

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

Ted,

In order for you to invest in real estate using your retirement funds you need a self-direct IRA:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2810/51528-how...

If you have a 401k from previous employer or an IRA you can rollover those funds into self-directed IRA. Current employer will likely not going to allow you to access those funds until you leave that company.