The Insider's Guide to Tax-Free Real Estate Investments Retire Rich Using Your IRA

by Kennedy, Diane; de Roos, Dolf

• ISBN13: 9780470043981
• ISBN10: 0470043989
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-28
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This guide from bestselling real estate authors de Roos and Kennedy shows you how to use tax-free retirement funds to invest in real estate. Using real estate IRAs, you can combine the tax benefits of retirement funds with the high rates of appreciation in the real estate market, growing your retirement investments by leaps and bounds. This handy book shows you how.

Author Biography

DIANE KENNEDY, CPA, is a top real estate author and investing expert. She is the founder and owner of DKA, a leading tax strategy and accounting firm. She is also the author of Loopholes of the Rich and coauthor of The Insider's Guide to Real Estate Investing Loopholes, both from Wiley.

DOLF de ROOS, PhD, invests in real estate around the world and is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He frequently conducts seminars across the nation and throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe. He is Chairman of the public real estate investment company Property Ventures Limited, and a founder of the Best Choice Properties Group. He is also the author of Real Estate Riches and coauthor of The Insider's Guide to Making Money in Real Estate and The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks, all from Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: The Secret Financial Planners Don't Want You to Know	p. 1
Why Traditional Thinking Isn't Going to Work Anymore	p. 7
Why Some Retirement Plans Are Failing	p. 9
How Much Is Enough?	p. 19
Another Ticking Tax Bomb	p. 27
Alternative Plans for Work and Retirement	p. 35
Getting Rich in Today's World	p. 37
Saving for Retirement	p. 49
New Strategies for New Plans	p. 71
Putting Your Money to Work	p. 79
More Secrets Your Financial Planner Never Told You	p. 81
Distributions from Your Pension Fund	p. 101
Strategies to Make Your Money Work Even Harder with Less Effort	p. 111
The IRA or Tax-Free LLC: Control from a Distance	p. 113
The Nuts and Bolts of Setting Up, Maintaining, and Running Your IRA or Tax-Free LLC	p. 131
Tricks and Traps of Leverage	p. 149
Leveraging Your Money	p. 151
The Consequences of Leveraging	p. 155
Business Tips, Real Estate Flips, and Power Trips	p. 173
What Kind of Real Estate Should You Buy (and How Do You Find It)?	p. 175
What Kind of Businesses Should You Buy (and How Do You Do It)?	p. 183
Investing beyond Our Borders	p. 191
It's Never Too Late	p. 197
What If You're 40+ and Have No Pension?	p. 199
What If You've Got All Your Money Tied Up in a Traditional 401 (k)?	p. 203
Is Real Estate Over?	p. 209
Conclusion	p. 223
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 225
Index	p. 237
Meet Diane Kennedy	p. 243
Meet Dolf de Roos	p. 245
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