re: Self directed Ira real estate question

I looked into this as a diversification of my 401..
it changed they way you manage money associated with the property.. ( I have after tax rentals to compare to ) it was a while back but I recall you lose a lot of the write off and depreciation aspects of the property..

Also you need to make sure it is rented at fair market and rented to non family types..

I decided not to mess with it.. not sure how the resell is handle.. but suspect there are some hooks in there also..

Look at it full cycle and model the full cycle economics to get a feel.