Want to pump up your investing? Consider learning more about Self Directing. To give you a few ideas, we have turned to a few case studies you can find on Equity Trust’s website www.TrustETC.com. 19-Year-Old Investor Turns $10 into $4,800 for His IRA Ryan of Maryland recently completed his first self-directed real estate investment – one that earned him a nearly 48,000percent tax-free return. It’s a great start for any investor, but especially one who completed the investment when he was 19. He grew up in his father’s real estate rehab and rental management company to make sure that's what he wanted to do, becoming a full-time employee after graduating high school. At a seminar he learned about selfdirected accounts and opened a Roth IRA. In one deal, Ryan found a local homeowner who was underwater on their property and offered to help them get out of their mortgage by finding a buyer. Ryan offered a real estate option for $10, which allows him the opportunity to find a
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