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Real Estate in Greenville and Flower Mound Texas August 23, 2008 : 10:12 PM CST |
| | Jan Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Haven't updated in a while!
I am now self-employed once again, and working on sites for a client selling Greenville SC homes, and Flower Mound Texas real estate. No longer working for anyone in Myrtle Beach, although I've got a few si ... more |
Welcome! August 23, 2008 : 06:24 PM CST |
| | Fran |
| Welcome to this page. I am happy to be a part of this networking site, and hope we can share ideas to better our business and our service to our clients.
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Quiz Time -- How Well do You Know Your Money!? August 13, 2008 : 04:53 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
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Most of my entries are with regard to self-directed IRA and 401K accounts
and how you can invest these retirement monies into non-traditional asset
classes (e.g., real estate). However, I came across an August 8, 2008, "USA Today" arti ... more |
Loans From Your IRA or 401(k) -- Can I do This? August 13, 2008 : 04:49 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| Below is an article from from the February 28,
2008 edition of The Wall Street Journal
Online. It is an article titled, "Despite Costs, More People Raid 401(k)s
for Cash" , by Eleanor Laise and Craig Karmis It is an informative read on ... more |
IRAs and Prohibited Transactions August 13, 2008 : 04:45 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| We have reviewed how IRS rules on disallowed investments, prohibited
transactions and disqualified persons affect all Retirement Plans (RP).
Specifically, let's now look at how a prohibited transaction affects quite
negatively an IRA a ... more |
Prohibited Transactions -- What if I Make a Mistake? August 13, 2008 : 04:44 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| We have reviewed disallowed investments, prohibited
transactions and disqualified persons as it relates to investment
transactions taken by Retirement Plans (RP). Some of these are easy concepts to
grab onto and some are not. That is w ... more |
So, How Do You Feel About Your Money? August 13, 2008 : 04:22 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
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Here is another posting that really doesn't have
anything directly related to self-directed IRA and 401(k)s, but I found it of
interest and wanted to pass it along.In an article by Michelle
Archer for The USA Today (May 19,
2008), ... more |
Self-Directed IRAs & 401(k)s -- Invest in Real Estate and More August 13, 2008 : 04:20 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| It doesn't take empirical research to know that
many people are currently losing value in their revered IRA and 401(k) accounts
due to the current economic instability. While the "good times" in the markets
should certainly return to s ... more |
Top 10 Questions for Self-Directed IRAs and . . . August 13, 2008 : 04:19 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| With all the questions related to self-directed
IRAs.....with some of them being answered here....more people who "fit the box"
should be seriously considering a self-directed 401(k) rather than a
self-directed IRA.As mentioned in a pr ... more |
Self-Directed IRA/401(k) Investment Options August 13, 2008 : 04:14 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| As promised a ccuple of days ago, people have
asked what can SD plans invest in. My question is more, "what can't they invest
in?" Now realizing that that is a loaded statement. A previous blog post to real
estate agents addressed this ... more |
Self Directed IRA and 401(k) Notes August 13, 2008 : 04:10 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| It is never too late to start with the basics. PGI SelfDirected certainly understands
the value of an individual moving some of their retirement assets into SD
status. This can certainly be done with the transfer of IRA assets, but most ... more |
Retirement......Ah, the Golden Years!! August 13, 2008 : 04:09 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| Many of us have been trained to beleive that if
we go to college, work hard, etc., we will have a comfortable life in our
retirement years. However, is this fact or fiction? In an April 2006 AARP report (AARP Bulletin Retirement Planning ... more |
Self-Directed IRAs/401(k)s, RE Agents and REOs August 13, 2008 : 04:06 PM CST |
| | John Tempe, Arizona |
| I was visiting with a real estate agent from
California the other day and it was quite illuminating. We were visiting about
all of the great real estate investment opportunities available to investors now
due to this down market and ho ... more |
Platinum Condo Hotel Gets Great Reviews August 12, 2008 : 07:59 PM PST |
| | Realtor99 Las vegas Nevada |
| ..."Condo
hotels have had great success and failure through out the United States
with in the last decade or so. New to Las Vegas Condo Hotels offer a
unique way for investor and vacation home owners to take part in some
of the action an ... more |
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