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That’s a common misconception, you can invest in real estate with a self-directed IRA. The only reason this isn’t common knowledge is because the broker who sells you on the IRA doesn’t do real estate investments, so its not in his best interests to fully educate you. :\

i am interested in buying rental property with a self directed ira looking for all and any experiences

I know if I open a Self-Directed IRA and roll my existing IRA money into it, I can instruct my trustee to buy real estate that I don’t live in. I lived in it for 2 years, but it’s been rented now for 6 months. So it’s considered investment property. I want to pay off the finance completely with money in my self directed IRA.

I’m 21 and taking into account opening a self-directed IRA so I can start saving for real estate investments. Detailed simple descriptions and examples would be fantastic. Thank you for your time.

I am interested in opening up a self-directed IRA. Definition here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Directed_IRA

In particular, I am very interested in using my self-directed IRA for private placements. Definition here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_placement

What I want to know is if there is a excellent online comparison of the fees various self-directed IRAs charge. I would basically like a "Consumer-reports" type article talking about self-directed IRAs. I don’t want an article introducing the thought of self-directed IRAs – I have found dozens of those. I WANT TABLES AND CHARTS COMPARING THE FEES CHARGED BY SELF-DIRECTED IRAs (INCLUDING THE FEES FOR AROUND A PRIVATE PLACEMENT).