I am 'retired' and looking for a Female Mentor who knows the So.

If your rent would be somewhere closer to 1% of the replacement value, the long term capex picture would look differently, but that's obviously not realistic in the Walker Square area.I know this is not what you want to hear, but case in point at one of our workshops I had an investor who has owned a sizeable D-class portfolio for almost 40 years, self-managed, self-repaired, re-leveraged to pay for capex - and he said he has basically nothing to show for in terms of retirement, so he has to keep working it.Food for thought.

I am currently a healthcare provider and hoping to use RE and other investments to create more passive income and perhaps retire early to spend more time with family and travel.

Fortunately, you don’t need a brokerage to open an SD 401(k) plan.2) Many self-directed retirement companies that offer SD IRAs also offer SD 401(k) plans.

Are you maxing out retirement contributions (or employer 401k matches)? 

They may typically be using their self directed retirement plan to fund loans.  

Been retired for four years.

I also forgot to mention that Rent To Retirement Academy members get access to biweekly group coaching calls, our private Academy group, and biweekly presentations from industry experts. 

My goal is to build a real estate portfolio that can generate either passive or active income well into my retirement (58 years old now).

There were fears when the leftist just retired president AMLO came to power a few years back that foreign investors would get hurt but he turned out to be very friendly to us and made Mexico's economy its best ever and one of the best in the world.