I did find a gutted house for $27k I think I can use this for a house hack and off load some of my maintenance expense for one of my Subcontractors who wants to come to Georgia to retire.

Neither one of us wants to retire this early, just the ability to find something we both really downright love and if that means taking a pay cut we want the means to be able to do that and not have it affect our lives too much. 4.

You buy a house near your New Jersey job, and you plan to move to Florida a year later, once you get your 401k vested and can retire.

They like the idea of owning this property as a rental and then eventually having it for a family member to retire in since it is one story and in eye shot of their current home. 

The business and real estate value are packaged in the deal, and the crux is that the current owner is the operator who has mismanaged, and is looking to retire.

My partner has a stable full-time job, but his photography business is not as steady as he'd like.We're interested in purchasing a multifamily property in either Baltimore, MD, or Hagerstown, MD, to kickstart our real estate journey.

I got an applicant from army retired.

If the market is volatile or has peaked, selling and reinvesting in a more stable or emerging market could safeguard and enhance your returns.In your case, if your current property has high equity and market conditions are favorable, refinancing might allow you to tap into that equity for other investments while still benefiting from potential appreciation.

Do people dream of retiring in Florida, Hawaii or Minnesota?

Achieving 2-2.5x base rent in rental arbitrage is highly market-dependent and may work in tourist-heavy areas but is less realistic in stable markets like Houston.