I retired from the USAF in 2021.

Very stable, lots of new exciting development projects, and surrounded by larger metros like Atlanta and Nashville that are too crowded and too expensive.  

Longer term leases keeping cap rates somewhat low and stable when selling. 

I transitioned out of the daily management once operations became stable and diversified our revenue streams in areas such as rental income, property inspections, and maintenance.

The retirement/financial independence equation he uses is a paid off primary home, 500k in liquid assets (usually retirement, cash, and after tax brokerage account), and more than 1 source of income (part time job, real estate, social security for those of that age, dividends, etc.).

I’d honestly rather just look at buying one off condos at this point, probably not gonna cash flow either but at least you take some risk off the table and can get into more stable areas with less construction (mainly NW)  

Has anyone else had a negative experience with a Rent to Retirement new build in Cape Coral?

The west side was a bit newer, higher pricing, but a more stable resident base.1.Don't chase high cap rates. 2.

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I assume we'd start on 1099 basis at least for a while until we feel stable enough to offer employment.