Rentals, Lending, and Flips in your Self-Directed IRA

About this episode

Mat Sorensen and Mark Kohler discuss how to use self-directed accounts for real estate and private lending investments.

In this episode of the Directed IRA Podcast, Mat Sorensen and Mark J. Kohler break down how investors can use a self-directed IRA, HSA, or solo 401(k) to invest in real estate and private lending. They cover the core strategies—rental properties, flips, land deals, and hard money loans—and explain how these accounts can be used to build wealth in a tax-advantaged way. Mat and Mark also share real-world examples from their own investing experience, including buying rental properties inside ret...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mat Sorensen, Mark Kohler

Topics covered

• self-directed IRA
• real estate investing
• private lending
• wealth building
• tax advantages

Keywords

• self-directed IRA
• real estate
• private lending
• rental properties
• flips
• hard money loans
• wealth building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: self-directed IRA, HSA, solo 401(k), real estate, private lending, hard money loans

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