I don’t know a thing about you, but I’ll bet you’ve invested money sometime in your life. And if you have a 401K or IRA, you’ve probably seen your portfolio shrink in value over the past few years. Investing from within and IRA has probably never crossed your mind.

I for one, have experienced the same.

I worked for years in a factory that produced stainless tubing. Our employer offered a 401K plan and most of us took advantage of the tax deferred program. In the early years, we were pleased to see our dollars grow at a fast pace.

Then a recession started, and as quickly as our investments grew, they started to shrink. We experienced the normal cycles and the ups and downs of stock investment.

Investing from within an IRA was never an option.

We were told when we invested the money that we would have to ride the ups and downs of the investment roller coaster. We were also taught the strategy of diversifying our portfolio, so when one investment lost, the others may gain.

At best, I have seen a fair increase in value, but nothing close to the gains I have hoped for to supplement my retirement down the road. Investing from within an IRA could have been an option, had we not been invested within a company 401K plan.

I left the company after 25 years to pursue a career in real estate. The money that I had in that 401K could now be rolled into some other tax deferred program.

So, I started talking to friends and family. One of our friends told us about a guy that they used to manage their money. This friend was retired and was happy with the overall performance of the management of his portfolio. He never mentioned a thing about investing from within and IRA.

Long story short, we ended up rolling my 401K money into an IRA. The money was still tax deferred, and I was happy that we made the right decision.

Had I known about investing from within an IRA, I could have made a better decision.

The person that was the custodian for my funds was a good person, and had very good customer service. The monthly reports were easy to read and on time. We made some meager gains, and then watched our portfolio shrink with the times.

I wanted to have more control with my investment dollars. Investing from within and IRA would do just that.

I ran into some people at a local real estate investing group meeting, who were seeing some fantastic gains, investing their IRA money in real estate. Some of them were experiencing 12% or more annual gains. A couple of them had experienced 29-31% gains by investing from within and IRA.

I had to know more, so spent several hours over dinner picking their minds and learning the details of how they were getting those high rates of return on their money.

It seems that investing from within an IRA could be the answer to my prayers.

All these guys had done was rolled their money into a self directed IRA. Then they could tell their custodian where they wanted to invest.

The custodian would take care of all the paperwork necessary for the transfer of funds.

These guys, who were already investing in real estate, found this to be the easiest way to purchase property. Since there are no banks involved, they could close on a property within a week. The process was seamless and the closing company loved how smooth the transaction went. This all happened, with minimal paperwork to sign.

Investing from within an IRA is the easiest way to purchase property.

One of them had invested in a single family home, which had a great rental income, and was in an area that was still appreciating. He had bought it from a company that offered turnkey investments, with renters and property managers in place. This allows him to avoid the headaches of being a landlord, while realizing passive income to make his money grow. He bought at such a good price that after 1 year, he sold the property for 10K more than he paid for it, bringing overall return on investment to 31%.

Investing from within and IRA could help you realize gains like this.

As you will see, people are now realizing how powerful investing from within an IRA can be. Investing from within an IRA is totally accepted by the IRS as an investment vehicle. More and more people are using this strategy to finally see their money grow.