A great point in this perfect timing for Real Estate purchases, this time made by the San Francisco Chronicle! Don't let the best opportunity in 25 years to buy Real Estate pass you by! Nathan Foran is maximizing his IRA with earnings that avoid capital gains taxes and you can too:

Nathan Foran used his self-directed IRA to buy a dilapidated foreclosed house in Richmond for $25,000 cash. Another $25,000 to $35,000 from the retirement account will go toward fixing up the property. He then hopes to rent it out for about $1,000 a month, money that will go straight into his retirement account.

Foran, 40, a San Anselmo real estate broker and investor, sees a lot of advantages in investing in real estate through his individual retirement account.

"The net rental income goes into the IRA, so it's generating money tax deferred," he said. "Once I sell, the money also goes directly into the IRA without capital gains tax. If I hold onto it for five to seven years, it probably will be worth in the low $200,000s, so I'll get a sizable gain. If I find another property I think will appreciate faster, I can sell this and use the funds to invest in that one. The IRA is a good long-term investment tool."

With many properties at bargain-basement prices, more people have been turning to their self-directed IRAs as a ready source of capital to make real estate investments. Companies that manage self-directed IRAs say real estate investments by their clients are up as much as 30 percent over the past year.

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