Brandon, my last two acquisitions were done through my Self Directed IRA and both closings were conducted virtually with all documents signed/transmitted electronically.

@John Holdman I took half of my traditional IRA funds to pay for the house.

Should be ok with OPM, just as long as you are not mixing your business outside your IRA with your IRA. 

Depending on the stateLease options, assigning or sandwichesSubject to existing financing with without a noteInstallment sale on free and clear propertiesPartnering with cash credit partnersBuying with IRA money either yours or private lendersBuying on around around mortgage All inclusive trust deedContract for deed agreement for deed land contractAgain, it depends on where you are

Does it make a difference if I am a passive investor investing within an IRA?  

My step-dad is a doctor who has  a pretty penny invested in stocks, mutual funds, IRA's etc. 

My team hosts a Cashflow 101 game night monthly at Advanta IRA in Largo that would be great to help you find folks to lend to, you can get the details on my cashflowguys events page.  

You can also use your IRA to fund the deals.John Corey

Thanks, that would be important to know because I have been researching holding properties in LLCs/Roth IRAs

One way I have helped investors fund deals is by using IRA monies.Even though the majority of people are stunned with what has happened in the stock market their next thought turns to how can I earn that money back?