A growing number of real estate investors are using a self-directed IRA to finance their property purchases nowadays. That’s because a self-directed IRA can provide them with the opportunity to buy real estate and earn rental income without paying early distribution fees.
The Investment Company Institute – the national association of U.S. investment companies, estimates that about $4.7 trillion in IRAs were held in the U.S. last year. Of this, an estimated $94 billion (only 2 percent) are in Self-directed IRAs.
