Buying Investment Properties with your IRA...or 1031 Exchange. Diversify Your Retirement Portfolio. With the future of Social Security uncertain and the Stock Market providing such stomach-churning roller coaster rides, now, more than ever before, we need to take more control of our future! This book will show you how owning Investment Real Estate will Turbo-Charge your Retirement Funds when purchased properly using either your Self-Directed IRA or a 1031 Exchange! Yes, that's right! You can purchase Investment Real Estate (and other items) with your Self-Directed IRA and isolate a portion of your Retirement Funds from the wild swings of the Stock Market, all the while helping to further diversify your portfolio! Very few people realize that you CAN BUY REAL ESTATE with your IRA! This book also discusses the beauty of Deferring Capital Gains or perhaps eliminating them altogether using a 1031 Exchange! Diane Moberg also explains how the Housing Crisis has changed the purchasing of Investment Properties. She explores how Buyers and Tenants have a different point of view now and helps to explain to potential Investors what they are looking for now. She explains why now, with so many Foreclosures and Short Sales happening, that it is the BEST TIME TO BUY Investment Property. Research has shown that there is a strong demand for rentals today and for the foreseeable future. This book explains how buying Investment Property at today's low prices in an advantageous way, holding it until the market improves again, while having someone else pay for it is such a great way to create wealth for your Retirement! The Author has a unique perspective because she is a current Multi-Million Dollar Sales Producing REALTOR