Real Estate in Your IRA – Can You Afford to Retire Without it?

Real Estate in Your IRA – Can You Afford to Retire Without it?

Where would you be today if your IRA/401K funds had grown as much as your home has appreciated over the last 5, 10, 20 years?

The social Security Administration provides 89% of all the retirement income. 9 out of 10 Americans are relying on an annual income of $13,500.00/yr. or $1250/mo. Imagine trying to survive on those meager funds!

Do you know how much income you will need to live on when you retire that is above and beyond the amount that Social Security will be providing. Let’s take a look at some hard facts here…

For every $5000.00 of net income you will have to have $2,000,000 in cash put away into a guaranteed investment such as US Treasuries earning 4% annually. How will you get there?

Also with the volatility of the stock market you cannot afford to take a big loss. The government puts restrictions on the amount of contribution you can put back into your retirement plan.

Based on The Rule of 72 at a 10% return your money will double every 7.2 years

Did you realize that you have alternatives to the stock market and under performing assets. Section 408 of the IRS code allow individuals to place real estate into your retirement plan. Not all CPA’s and Attorney’s