I love the turquoise of the Sardinian sea, its white sands, fabolous landscapes and its summer lifestyle!

Retirees are probably looking at a very different lifestyle than even a few years ago.

I can bet once you try Sardinia, you'll fall in love with its nature, waters, landscapes, lifestyle!

I got into this to create personal freedom....A better sense of lifestyle...Tracey, in answer to your thing about leverage...I do leverage alot in my real estate business....In fact my deals (wraps) are typically in the 80% LTV range where most other investors won't touch...And then we work to get the deal back to cash...Asset to cash to asset....From there the money is moved to the personal investing side of the equation....And we pay cash and turn that into notes...

The money and lifestyle are nice benefits, but that's not what attracted me back into REI.

The people of this country have been living a lifestyle far in excess of their earnings for decades.

It is interesting to see that quite a few primary markets (Phoenix, Colorado, Charlotte, Indianapolis) are still seeing stable occupancy rates and growing rents in both Lifestyle and rent by necessity apartment groups.

I was baffled at how your successful career was spurred by something as simple (yet difficult to commit to) as self and lifestyle improvements.

Many here on BP recommend only buying junker cars (and making other lifestyle cost-cutting measures) while focusing on deal finding/making.ie.

Investing with no savings, no income and no credit is not realistic.I would advise you concentrate on establishing a good solid employment income and living a frugal life style to save every possible penny.