The Plain-English Guide to Buying Real Estate With a Self-Directed IRA

A short, honest guide for people with retirement money and real estate goals. No hype, no jargon, no promises. Just how the process works and where it goes wrong.

What is inside

• What a self-directed IRA is, in one page
• Which retirement accounts may be eligible to move
• The prohibited-transaction rules that end deals
• Who counts as a disqualified person
• Financing, UBIT, and UDFI without the jargon
• The property-level due-diligence checklist
• The professionals you need and what each one does
• Questions to ask before you sign anything