Real estate and related assets such as trust deeds are an excellent diversification play for smart investors. Retirement savings are secured by a real asset with the potential to create growth both through cash flow and appreciation. There are many ways to approach real estate as an asset class, based on conditions in your local market, as well as the amount of capital you have to work with and your investing expertise.
Whether you are still undecided about how you want to invest and need more information on the advantages of real estate, or you already own investment properties and are looking for advice about how to maximize your returns, this section of our blog has something that can help you. Investing in real estate can be as simple or as complex as fits your individual needs and financial goals.
There is no single strategy that works best for everyone, so our blog posts focus on guiding real estate investors to success with tips on investment strategies and operational procedures. These include tips for buying foreclosed properties or flipping property, investing in real estate notes, and much more.
In Part 1 of this series, we introduced some of the basic concepts behind investing in a multi-family real estate syndication with your IRA. Since most of these projects use debt-financing in addition to investor capital, this generates exposure to…
Multi-family real estate syndications have been one of the hottest asset classes for savvy IRA investors for the last several years. Participating as a limited partner in a professionally-run real estate project that is larger in scale provides many benefits.…
Real estate syndications have been a rapidly growing investment class in the last several years and are very popular with self-directed retirement plan investors. The concept of pooling investors to purchase a large property isn’t new. But until recently access…
Investing in real estate outside of the United States is entirely possible with a self-directed IRA. For some investors, this can be a smart way to diversify their retirement savings and tap into a specific network or the experience they…
A lot of investors learn about the potential of investing in real estate with a self-directed IRA, and immediately gravitate toward property flipping. There’s good reason for this, as a well-executed flip can be a very profitable venture and a…
Property flipping is one of the more popular investment interests for those considering a self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) retirement plan. Over the last several years, the opportunity to flip houses at a considerable profit has remained strong in many…
Updated 1/25/2019 Owning income-producing real estate in your IRA is a great way to diversify and build wealth. Real estate is a solid asset with value cycles that are largely decoupled from the fluctuations of the stock market. A well-selected…
Using your self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) to make short term loans to property flippers can be a great way to grow your retirement savings. This popular form of investing is well-suited for self-directed retirement plans for 3 key reasons: This type of…
There are many factors that can impact the profitability of a rental property owned by your self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k). While location, amenities, purchase price and prevailing rents are all important, a huge impact on your property’s bottom line…
Safeguard’s Brian Eastman was invited by The Real Estate CPA Brandon Hall to present on the topic of using tax-sheltered self-directed IRA and 401(k) plans for investing in real estate. In this introductory webinar, Mr. Eastman touched on many of…
