People definitely own rental properties in self directed IRAs. You have to be completely hands off - must hire property management, can't fix anything, etc. I

People definitely own rental properties in self directed IRAs. You have to be completely hands off - must hire property management, can't fix anything, etc. I think you can get non-recourse mortgages, but it's more like 50% down instead of 20% like most non-owner occupied mortgages.