There is never a bad time to start investing and saving for your future. Real estate can be an especially attractive sector to invest in because it can offer consistent returns from the moment you purchase it. Let’s take a look at some specific reasons why its a good idea to start investing in real […]
Category: Real Estate
Self-Directed IRA Real Estate FAQs
I don’t have enough money in my SDIRA yet to pay for an investment on my own, what are my options? This is a very common roadblock that a lot of investors have, but it also comes with simple solutions. One solution is to pool your resources with another investor, or private lender, to come […]
A Real Estate IRA Allows You to Invest in Real Estate Through an IRA
Investing your in a Real Estate IRA is a great alternative to investing in the stock market. Through a Self Directed IRA you can invest in non traditional investments such as real estate, gold and silver, private placements, loan, and other non traditional investments. Below are some common questions I get from clients wanting to […]
Holding Real Estate within an IRA
Is anyone else really curious to see where the market is going? Currently, the Dow Jones has lost 6.83%, the S&P 500 has lost 5.04% and the NASDAQ has lost 3.47 since the beginning of the year. Is the market going to continue this downswing for much longer? The truth is, we don’t know. We […]
Maximizing your Real Estate IRA
An IRA is a great option for those wanting to invest in real estate. Making sure you use a real estate IRA allows you to accumulate rental income tax-deferred, or even tax-free if you have the asset in a Roth IRA. It can make a lot of sense to leverage a self directed IRA to […]
Tips to Survive Renting a Home
If you have a real estate IRA and are ready to rent out your property the following are a few tips to help protect your property. Of course each situation might call for going with some of these tips, or none of them, but overall these tips should be taken into consideration to make sure […]
What We See For Self Directed IRAs in 2013
No one has a crystal ball and no one is 100% accurate in trying to predict the US economy. However, as wrong as people may be at a detailed level, its not too hard to see larger, more macro trends with some good level of predictability and accuracy. As such, we are seeing 2013 as […]
Self Directed IRA Fundings Top $464 Million
We wanted to take a moment and provide some insight o what is happening with our self directed IRA account activity. As of November 2012 we have funded more than $464M in self directed IRA deals. Below is a graph that give you a good idea of what the activity level looks like. The significance […]
Real Estate Update – Housing and The Self Directed IRA
The recent housing starts for October 2012 shows a 3.6% improvement. The south and midwest regions of the country are showing the most robustness. The chart below shows the historical housing starts numbers. Chart: Housing Starts What we see if that the bottom has been formed with clear support. Starting in Jan 2012 we see […]
Real Estate Trend Update And Self Directed IRAs
The Sept 2012 housing starts numbers are out and they show a significant change of 15% month to month change. Before everyone starts singing Happy Days Are Here Again, these numbers need to be put into proper perspective. First of all this is a very large number the likes of which have not been seen […]
Inflation Shows Its Taking Hold And What This Means For Self Directed IRAs
Wholesale inflation shows that prices increased by 4.7% for energy related goods and 0.2% for food. That is a total of 4.9% annual increase in the price of energy and foods. Core inflation (what the good ‘ol Fed and government uses) shows around 2.3%. What does this mean? What these numbers reflect is: 1. Inflation […]
The Sept Jobs Number – Self Directed IRA Update
The Sept 2012 jobs numbers came out and shows a decline in unemployment to 7.8% — down from 8.1%. Really? Does this seem plausible. The net number of new jobs created was 114,000. That is a very low, weak number and is not even enough to maintain steady state for the overall economy. So what’s […]