Outlook 2010: Real Estate

To get straight to the point…2010 will look a lot like 2009. In other words, BIG opportunities for Self Directed IRA real estate investors.
In the early part of 2009, we forecast that real estate prices would stabilize either in late 2009 or early 2010. And, at this point, it looks like the worst is [...]

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Foreclosures: Worst 3 months…

In the past months, we have posted numerous articles related to real estate investment opportunities as a result of short sales, foreclosures and bank-owned properties (REOs) for investors who who have set up a Self Directed IRA plan to hold real estate.
Now comes the news that foreclosures have just seen the “worst three months of [...]

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IRAs & Distressed Property – Pt1

This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series exploring the relationship between “distressed” properties and Self Directed IRA real estate investing.
In Part 1, we’ll take a look at the opportunity (for investors) created by foreclosures, short sales and REO (real estate owned) property.
Part 2 will deal with the advantages of being a cash buyer [...]

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Wake Up. Time Just Ran Out.

Traditional Wall Street wisdom says to “stay the course”…time is on your side.  But, a quick evaluation of current economic circumstances suggests otherwise.

The majority of publicly traded companies such as Coca Cola, UPS, Delta Airlines and many others, have frozen traditional pension plans.
Employer matching contributions to 401(k) plans have been put “put on hold”.
Retirement benefits [...]

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Real Estate Investors Gear Up

Self Directed IRA investors eager to make up for your losses…take heed. Your time has come and the window of opportunity is wide open. t6r7cv3qmg

While real estate prices may not quite have touched the bottom, foreign investors, including Canadians and Chinese, are snatching up bank owned, foreclosed and distressed properties all over the U.S.
Recently, CNNMoney.com, [...]

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Invest In Main Street USA

In the history of the United States of America, real estate investing has created more millionaires, with less risk, than any other investment.
Yes, these are difficult and challenging times for the investment real estate market, but it would be a mistake to characterize all real estate as being too risky to consider.
Real estate is “local”.  [...]

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Franchise Funding Options

As the credit crisis continues, small business owners are finding it more and more difficult to obtain business funding they need to either sustain or to start up operations. Utilizing a Self Directed IRA, may well be the “best” solution for funding a Franchise.

A recent article entitled “5 Unconventional Ways to Fund Your Franchise” [...]

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Small Business Bailout Action

With a Self Directed IRA Business Funding plan, you’ve got your own small business “bailout” plan in place. Most entrepreneurs don’t realize it, but there’s enough money in IRAs, 401(k)s and other pension and retirement plans to jump start the economy and fund all kinds of small business ventures.
Recently, FoxBusiness.com published an article on their [...]

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