The owner REALLY wanted to sell because they were retiring, so I drove an aggressive bargain.2.5 years later a $15 million dollar redevelopment project straight across the street is starting to lease apartments and some 1st floor commercial spaces.

So, I'm getting nearer to retirement and have seen plenty of ideas to create income in my retirement years.

I recently retired from the military and I don't want to ask for permission to do something reasonable anymore since I had to for 29 yrs.As the owner your little bit of energy savings and wear and tear on the unit will cost you hundreds if not thousands in lost revenue.

Yea I am here to meet people who can help me retire early and do deals consistently.

My neighbor details cars and motorcycles as retirement side-hustle.

I would love to spend my retirement in Florida. 

Reading through some other forum posts, it looks like there are much simpler partnerships, entities, or offerings that would meet what I am trying to do:My Role:-Decide on properties to purchase, mostly SFHs-Establish LLCs or other business structures to hold the real estate and distribute returns-Purchase properties, using loans as needed depending on the ROI/cash flow desired from investors-Act as property manager for the properties-Depreciate properties held in business entities to minimize taxable income to investors-Distribute returns to investors-Create investments that have high cash flow (CF) and low appreciation (App) , moderate CF and App, low CF and high App-Find investors from connections, friends, and family with no public advertising-Advise in a minimal capacity on tax and real estate strategies-Send investment reports to investors-Be fiduciary to all investors-Receive compensation from PM and other management work I do related to the investmentsInvestors:-Can be non-accredited -Invest as little as $1000-Can use retirement accountsWhat references can people recommend for me to learn about business structures, partnerships, securities, taxes, or other topics to get me started on learning what will work for my goals?

My wife and I have been considering jumping in as a side hustle as we are both mid-career (I'm 41 and she's 38) and we want to open up some optionality ahead of retirement. 

Convert rentals into your next retirement home and convert some of the gain from tax deferred to tax free.  

Historically, there have been a lot of people living and moving to the area for retirement.