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Suppose a self-directed IRA owns a checkbook control LLC. Can the IRA master lease a property (e.g. single-family house)? If so, can the IRA then sub-lease that property to a tenant that intends to occupy the house? The IRA may simultaneously receive a long-term option on the property.
The IRA enjoys ongoing inflows from the rental income spread and potential growth from appreciation when the option is exercised or bought out.
The IRA owner would do the same amount of property management as they would if they owned the property.
What I’m unsure about is whether the IRA can initially lease the property. Everything beyond that initial lease seems allowable based upon the example of an IRA outright owning a property.
HI Bill
IN theory it sounds great but you need to always protect your IRA.
Sadly, renters are notorious for lawsuits in the US. You sure don’t want your IRA to get sued.
It would be better if you put something in between the rental and your IRA. The ideal way is an OPTION!
Your IRA could have an option on the lease which is controlled by your management company.
But, would that be self-dealing? You’d need to ask your IRA custodian.
Would you owe UBIT taxes since it is a business? (doing business within the IRA) I think so. But you’d need to ask your IRA custodian even if it is a self-directed IRA.
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