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  • Understanding the 2025–2026 Retirement Contribution Limits

    November 18, 2025

    Understanding the 2025–2026 Retirement Contribution Limits Real-estate investors who leverage tax-advantaged retirement accounts (especially self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs) and Solo 401(k)s) have a powerful opportunity to accelerate wealth building. These accounts don’t just shelter gains from taxes; they also unlock access to more investment capital for deals, syndications, and long-term portfolio…

Latest Blog Posts

  • December 23, 2016

    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?  If so, you no doubt…

  • So, You Want To Become a Hard Money Lender?

    November 9, 2016

    by Guest Contributor, Attorney Kim Lisa Taylor NOTE: This information is of a general, educational nature and should not be construed as legal advice pertaining to your specific offering, exemption…

  • November 2, 2016

    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 with some news about Self-Directed…

  • September 27, 2016

    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 self-directed IRA or 401k. This…

  • September 15, 2016

    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 clothing, food, and housing combined.…

  • September 13, 2016

    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 and investors are investing billions…

  • August 1, 2016

    The Responsibilities You Assume When You Self-Direct When it comes to self-directed IRAs there are many unusual expectations each account-holder should have about the responsibilities involved.  I say unusual because…

  • July 7, 2016

    CONVERTING PRIVATE STOCK IN YOUR IRA TO PUBLIC STOCK One of the top investments for Self-Directed IRA investors is private stock. Private companies look to raise capital by offering an…

  • June 28, 2016

    By Kaaren Hall, CEO of uDirect IRA Services COSTS CAN BE MORE THAN THEY APPEAR There are a few things to consider when you’re thinking of investing your retirement savings…

  • June 27, 2016

    By:  uDirect IRA Services Business Development Manager, Jeff Dixon I talk with many people every week about how to invest their IRA in real estate. There are some specific rules…

  • June 24, 2016

    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 market to invest in and…

  • June 18, 2016

    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 people, always thinking up ways…