Author: Kaaren Hall

This may be the year that billions of dollars in commercial mortgages go belly up. These loans were financed in 2007 and are maturing this…

Recently the General Accounting Office issued its report on retirement security. It’s called GAO-17-102 and it says “Improved Guidance Could Help Account Owners Understand the…

As cities across the nation restrict or even ban the renting of properties on a short-term basis, a new Arizona law allows them anywhere in…

by Guest Contributor Kathy Fettke:  Co-CEO, Real Wealth Network, Host of the Real Wealth Show and author of Retire Rich with Rentals The Federal Reserve…

by Guest Contributor, Attorney Kim Lisa Taylor 10 Things Investors Should Know Before Investing in a Real Estate Syndication If you have a self-directed IRA? …

Impacting IRAs:  The RISE Act, the DOL Fiduciary Rule & 60-Day Rollover Appeals Just back from the Fall Conference for the Retirement Industry Trust Association…

A guest post from Sensei Gilliland, Founder of Black Belt Investors Investing in real estate is one of the great options you have with a…

Discover 12 ways to use your Roth IRA for a real estate investment property  Taxes, Taxes, Taxes In 2016 the Tax Foundation reports that Americans will spend more on taxes than on…

Self-Directed IRA Review & Update By Kaaren Hall, President/CEO, uDirect IRA Services Trillions of dollars are stored away in retirement plans in the United States…

5 TIPS TO INVESTING IN ANY OUT OF STATE MARKET By Guest Contributor Mathew Owens, CPA People ask me constantly how you should chose a…

From the Desk of Our CEO… Not a day goes by when there is not some interesting investment idea crosses my desk.  Investors are creative…

By Guest Contributor Mathew Owens, CPA Raising capital for your deals can be a tough resource to develop if you are just getting started investing…

Top 5 List of Tax Mistakes That May be Costing You Money By Guest Contributor Amanda Han, CPA We were reading an accountancy journal and…

The prohibited transaction rules applicable to self-directed IRAs prohibit not what your IRA can invest into but WHO your IRA may engage in a transaction…

By Guest Contributor Mathew Owens, CPA One of the main questions investors ask me when starting off investing is what entity should they setup when…

Service Providers Can & Will Destroy Your Self-Directed IRA By Guest Contributor Attorney John Hyre I have started to notice a disturbing pattern:  Service providers…

Real estate entrepreneur pays obscene taxes after typical “Checkbook LLC” arrangement blows up; Some notes on “dealer” status & other flipper tax issues By Guest…

Emerging Economic Trends and Major Shifts There are major economic and investment industry shifts evolving. Even if they were possible to ignore, burying your head…