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Category: Private Lending

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July 16, 2020Scott MaurerPrivate Lending

How to Partner Your IRA Funds to Help Mitigate Investment Risk

Did you know you’re able to partner your self-directed IRA’s funds with another IRA, person, or entity to invest? This is a strategy used by individuals to help mitigate investment risk and to alleviate the financial burden of costs incurred by certain assets. Partnering funds also provides … Read More

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July 9, 2020Scott MaurerAlternative Investments

Private Lending from Your IRA: Lend a Helping Hand

Private lending from your IRA is a simple way to earn tax-advantaged income for retirement with minimal work involved. Your IRA is the bank and extends loans to individuals and other investors. The most common investment an IRA lends funds for is real estate. However, your IRA … Read More

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March 5, 2020Scott MaurerAlternative Investments

5 Ways Your Self-Directed IRA Can Invest with Limited Funds

This article covers five ways your self-directed IRA can invest with limited funds. Because, even the most seasoned investors had to start somewhere. And, if you’re new to the freedom of self-directing your IRA or solo 401(k), you may decide to start small until you get the … Read More

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September 10, 2019Scott MaurerPrivate Lending

Did You Know You Can Invest Using Other People’s Money?

Want to invest and earn income using other people’s money? Sounds like a plan, doesn’t it? And, why not? The concept is hardly unique. In fact, there’s even an acronym for it in the financial world: OPM. Warren Buffet and many other sophisticated investors invest with other … Read More

September 5, 2017Guest AuthorGuest Blog Article

Tips on Loan Underwriting for Private Lending Investments in Your IRA

This is a guest blog written by Doug Smith of Castle Rock Capital Management More and more self-directed IRA owners lend money from their IRAs than ever before. Private lending investments are an amazing way to grow your IRA’s balance to new heights and secure your future with … Read More

February 1, 2017Jack CallahanPrivate Lending

2 Ways to Invest in a Self-Directed Real Estate IRA

Are you interested in investing in real estate? Did you know you could do so with your retirement funds? Because of Trump’s expertise and success in the industry, many are hopeful that his administration presents significant progress in this realm. If you understand how to invest in … Read More

January 25, 2017Jack CallahanAlternative Investments

Three Ways Your IRA Can Use Private Lending Investments to Earn Income

Private lending investments offer many different avenues to earn income. Investors can choose to extend money to individuals for mortgages or other things (like a car or a boat). They can also loan money to businesses and other entities in much the same way a bank or … Read More

November 30, 2016Jack CallahanPrivate Lending

Top 3 Ways You Can Invest in Real Estate with an IRA

Real estate presents tried and true results if you pick the right investment and it proves to be fruitful. You can choose from many different assets that have the potential to build income in your retirement account, and you don’t necessarily have to have mountains of money … Read More

July 29, 2016Jack CallahanPrivate Lending

Hard Money Loans

It’s hard to keep up with the peaks and valleys the stock market has presented for the past few years. Up one day and down the next, but that’s just the name of the game. If the stock market has been your only vehicle for earning retirement … Read More

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March 17, 2016Jack CallahanPrivate Lending

Tricks to Avoid Foreclosures on Privately Owned Mortgage Investments

Thanks to today’s tough requirements, borrowers are often unable to qualify for loans from traditional lending institutions to purchase homes. Borrowers often find a more lenient avenue to acquire funds through privately owned mortgages. What is a privately owned mortgage? Private mortgages are transactions involving a lender that is … Read More

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