By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Here are three common possibilities for buying a property with your real estate IRA. One strategy you may know well and two little-known options that may take you by surprise. Option #1: Direct ownership in a property. In case you haven’t seen the commercials or read the ads in magazines, you can…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Are you stuck with flat lining investments using the traditional IRA real estate option? Are you still wondering about how you can grow your retirement portfolio better while still operating within the legal limitations of your IRA? You need to be introduced to the magic of the Self-Directed IRA in the context…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Have you heard those stories where people who put a lot of their retirement money into investments without using a Self-Directed IRA ended up losing a significant chunk of their assets following shaky economic times? Shortly after the 2008 economic crisis, there were an abundance of these types of stories. Looking back,…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Single-family real estate investing strategies can provide a powerful combination of value appreciation and income; two very attractive features for investors who understand real estate risks too. But what many investors don’t understand is that you can own real estate within an IRA. In fact, section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Too many investors in real estate have tried to use their Self-Directed IRA to finance their property investments only to encounter plenty of legal and procedural headaches down the road. Unfortunately, any setback, however minor, can force one to miss an attractive opportunity because another investor has beaten you to it. Using…
By J.P. Dahdah, Founder & CEO of Vantage Have you ever considered expanding your investment portfolio by using your IRA for real estate investments? If you have yet to explore this investment option, now is the perfect time because the property market is only beginning to pick up and real estate prices are still well below their pre-2008 levels. In…