Create IRA Wealth with Real Estate IRA Notes

A Creative Way To Build Your Retirement

by Joshua Geary

If you own a traditional IRA, you may be chafing under all the restrictions imposed upon what you can and cannot invest in. Switch to a self-directed IRA, and you completely change the situation and create a retirement account with virtually limitless investment opportunities.

Increase your Profit Potential with a Self-Directed IRA

You can buy and sell almost any type of investment using a self-directed IRAincluding real estate and real estate notes, of course. Investing with your IRA is particularly beneficial for a variety of reasons, mostly relating to the way taxes are charged on profits made by the account.

-Profits made by IRA investments are not subject to Capital Gains Tax

-All IRA earnings are tax-deferred until you reach 59 1/2 (the age of distributions).

- Earn interest on every dollar earned by your self-directed IRA the tax-deferred status of an IRA means all profits stay in the account, untaxed until they are withdrawn.

With a little extra effort, an IRA trust can be created that can be named as an IRA beneficiary. This is an effective way of leaving money to a spouse or children without losing money due to taxes, particularly if a minor child is a beneficiary of the trust. These are also an effective way of setting aside money for estate taxes.

Roth IRAs have Further Advantages

Roth IRAs are in essence very similar, but have some extra advantages. While the range of investments you can make is the same as with a self-directed IRA, Roth IRAs are subject to slightly different tax types. The profits generated by a Roth IRA are tax-deferred, however contributions are not tax-deductible. However, all withdrawals from the account are tax-free once you reach 59 1/2. Additionally, there is no minimum distribution, so you are free to withdraw as much or as little money as you like once you reach distribution age.

The Power of Passive Income

A real estate note represents the financial agreement made between the lender and the borrower of mortgage money, and includes information relevant to the terms and conditions of the contract. These notes are often bought and sold on the secondary mortgage market. Notes are an excellent source of passive income (income that requires no effort to maintain once the investment is made), and for this reason private investors will often lend money to real estate buyers, in effect creating their own notes. Real estate notes are a source of long-term passive income, and this is one of the main reasons why they are an ideal investment for IRAs. After the note is created or bought by the account, payments are made directly to the account, where they remain untaxed and earning interest, potentially for decades. Real estate notes are an ideal investment for another reason. The property market constantly changes, and property prices increase and decrease accordingly. Notes, on the other hand, do not change their face value according to the way the property market moves, so they are a lower-risk investment.

Who can buy Real Estate Notes?

Yesyou don't need to be a member of a financial institution to buy notes. With the potential to buy real estate notes at a discount of up to 30%, there is plenty of profit to be made. You can even create notes if you have the funds to do so. For people who need to borrow money for a real estate purchase but would prefer not to borrow from a bank or other financial institution, working with a private investor is the only option, and these types of loans can be particularly beneficial for the investor. Privately-funded mortgages carry much higher interest rates than those created by financial institutions, because to a private investor, the risk is greater.

About the Author

Joshua Geary is the owner of Asset Exchange Strategies, LLC, the firm which helps those nearing retirement learn how to invest in real estate notes in their IRA. Visit his website for the latest tax deferred real estate IRA strategies.

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