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Q.What is a Self-Directed IRA?
A.Internal Revenue Code Section 408 permits individuals to use the funds in a traditional IRA (including 401k’s, SEP-IRA, Traditional IRA, and Roth IRA) to set up a self-directed IRA to purchase land, commercial property, residential property, condominiums, tax lien certificates, private partnerships, limited liability companies, and many other types of investments. (see IRS Publication 590).
Technically, the self-directed IRA is no different than any other IRA (or 401k, SEP, Etc.). As you probably know, most IRAs maintained at banks and brokerage firms only hold such investments as stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, CDs, and annuities.
The self directed IRA custodian, however, may enable the IRA to hold non-traditional forms of investments such as real estate, tax lien certificates, private partnerships, and other forms of investment.
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