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SECURE YOUR FUTURE:
Investing in Real
Estate Through
Self-Directed IRAs
by Kaaren Hall
D
o you have a 401(k) with a previous
employer or an IRA? Are these accounts
invested in stock market assets? Most
retirement accounts are invested in stocks,
bonds and mutual funds however the Self-Directed
IRA lets you invest outside the stock market.
For over 40 years you have been able to invest your
retirement dollars into assets like real estate and most
people don’t know about it. In fact there is about $24
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Trillion in US retirement accounts. Only 3-4% of
that amount is invested in what’s called “alternative
assets”.
When you think about building a retirement for
yourself consider the Self-Directed IRA. When it
comes to investing in Real Estate, the Self-Directed
IRA allows many ways to do this:
• Residential real estate, including: apartments,
single family homes, and duplexes >
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