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Question: Can my retirement account invest in real estate that I purchase for leasing to unrelated tenants?

If I have a retirement account, say a 401k or an IRA, can I use those funds – not to borrow – but as an investment in a mutli-tenant residential apartment complex that I will be leasing to unrelated tenants to derive income? How is this done? Who do I talk to about the details?

Answer: If you can find an IRA trustee to do it, it is allowed. But with strict limitations, including: Your IRA must own the real estate strictly as an investment, which means no use by you or certain family members. The IRA trustee must also hold legal title to the property. And finally, your IRA must have sufficient liquid assets (either from other investments in the account or from your annual contributions) to cover any costs associated with owning the real estate.

My guess is that the trustee, if you could find one that will do it, will charge a large annual fee to handle it.

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Question: In a Roth IRA it’s good to avoid MLP stocks. Is that also true for Ltd. companies’ stocks?

I’ve read that MLP (Master Limited Partnerships) distributions are considered unrelated business income (UBI) and can be taxed even though they’re in a Roth.

Answer: What you heard about MLP stocks is true. It is not true for Ltd company stocks. Ltd is just the English and Canadian, Australian, etc. version of the US’s Corporation or Company.

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Question: Roth 401k VS 401k? Should I open an Roth IRA?

So my company offers me both Roth401k and 401k. I can put up to 30 percent whether its 15/15 on both or the full 30 on one of them. Which plan should I do IF I’m 22 and making 70k annually. Also I have no debts to pay with the money I’ll be making. Basically I’m not in need of the money I’m making right now. My goal is to buy a house in 7 years and I do need to save about 25-30k a year from now for downypayment.

Also should i also start up a Roth IRA account alongside with my Roth 401 or 401k? Thanks a lot

Answer: Roth means that what money you put in the account is after tax.

A normal 401k is deducted from your paycheck before tax, offering several advantages, including that there is more money present to grow, and that it may bring you down a tax bracket.

I would always opt for a non-Roth, if at all possible, though you might want to check how much you are allowed to put in your 401k before taxes. If you wish to save more after this limit, then Roth is a decent option.

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Question: Examples of IRA investing use a rate of 8+% compounded int. Which IRA invs did this well over past 10 yrs?

I do not know of any 401K or IRA available investments in any of the plans I have from 3 jobs that would have provided an actual return any where near 8-9% compounded interest per year over the past 10 years. What real investments would have done this well among commercially available mutual funds (growth, small cap, bond, etc), and how do I pick one of those? I’ve never seen one. The good picks are break even over that time period, and the absolute best choices may have increased by 50% in 10 years. I don’t see how anyone doubles or triples their retirement investing in 10 years. It seems like a game played by financial advisors to take people’s money. You would have been better off buying real estate in NYC than investing in your retirement by 100, 200% or more.

Answer: Have you even looked at a mutual fund screen? There are tons out there that beat your 8% bogey. Your claim that the best ones are breakeven over 10 years is absolutely ludicrous. Here are a couple of very, large very well known funds that I can think of off the top of my head...

American Funds Growth Fund of America (the largest mutual fund out there) 10 year average return: 12.94% as of 12/31/06

Legg MAson Value Trust 10 year average annual return: 12.14%

Marsico Growth: 10 year average annual return: 8.16%

Fidelity International Discovery: 10 year average annual return: 11.24%

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A recent book titled: “Boomers-Bank Financial Intelligence for Real Estate Investing” explains clearly why you should invest in real estate using your retirement plan? In the book, the author discusses several concepts for buying real estate using IRAs and 401(k)s; the so called nontraditional investments.

 

In this article, I am going to take a look at four of the top reasons outlined in the book:

 

1. Tax Free Income

 

The book starts by asking what advantage is there to all of this? Why not just let your IRAs and 401(k)s sit around and do whatever it is they’ve always done? Well, you can secure tax-deferred or tax-free income for one thing. Anytime you have a profit or a gain, either you are not paying taxes on the gains until you start using the money, or if it is in a Roth IRA, you aren’t paying taxes at all.

 

2. Zero Capital Gains

 

By having real estate in a retirement plan, you are also avoiding what’s known as capital gains every time you sell property.

 

3. Compounded Interest & Reinvestment Option In Troubled Times

 

Your money is allowed to accumulate and your interest will compound Moreover, you can put all of the money back into your next deal. However, you’ve got to bear in mind the current state of the economy. Money doesn’t just sit around these days. In most parts of the world, the dollar is losing value at a pretty alarming rate.

 

The United States is a country at the edge of a financial and economic precipice, owing trillions of dollars to other countries and borrowing money against, well, the value of its existing borrowed money.

 

The infrastructure of the United States is at present rather unorganized. We aren’t producing much and so we’re importing more than we’re exporting. It’s basic mathematics. Notice how the prices of food and gas have been rising recently. That should give you a pretty clear idea of what’s going on and what is likely to continue to happen.

 

4. Strength Of Non-traditional Investment

 

The main focus of this book, however, is to demonstrate the value of nontraditional investment choices for 401Ks. The goal is not only to introduce you to the reasons why these choices are advantageous, but it is also to explain the particulars of the related processes.

 

For the sake of helping you confront your financial advisor or accountant, the book discusses the various strategies for undertaking this type of investment. It also takes you through the processes for finding appropriate real estate to undertake the actual investment.

 

Since the property market can be a bit difficult to navigate, particularly if you’re a beginner, you can benefit from the author’s wealth of experience and wisdom on the subject that the book represents.

 

About the Author:

To get a free e-Manual and Coaching on how to invest in real estate, using
IRA-401K funds, on the basis of the recommendations in the book,
Boomers-Bank Financial Intelligence for Real Estate Investing, visit:
http://blog.ira-401k-RealEstate.com .

John Krol is an expert on investing in real estate and wants to help people
by sharing his expertise.

Source – 4 Reasons Why You Should Invest in Real Estate

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