Can I put "rental income" into my existing IRA?

[Rainman12]

Not if it's Schedule E rental income, which is considered Passive or Unearned income. IRA contributions must come from Earned income, normally W-2 wages or net Self-Employment.

[DoninGA]

No, rental income cannot be used to fund an IRA.  Only taxable compensation can be used to fund an IRA.

See IRS Publication 590-A Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) page 6 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p590a.pdf#page=6

What Isn’t Compensation?
Compensation doesn’t include any of the following items.
• Earnings and profits from property, such as rental income, interest income, and dividend income.

[Critter]

Are you asking if an IRA can own rental properties and collect rent ?