Like many others, I've been looking for additional avenues in which to gain financial independence so that I might have more time to spend with my growing family. 

Secondary being funds from an independent source.Sophisticated investors used a mixture of primary and secondary...

My goal is to eventually become financially independent to the point of being able to work my current job 6 months out of the year.

Places that are growing, Also, I'd do a quick few hours of digging on even zillow, and get some data points of highest ratio of average rent price/average sales price of SFH.This will get you pointed in the right direction to get independently informed...

An engineer's mind may need higher control over investment :))) let's check on the scenario of independent investing: with 40K down and conventional mortgage you could get a decent quality old duplex in the good location of Midwest. 

This might be a lengthy post so I apologize.Last March I took my first full time job as an experiential market manager in Orlando and although my job is pretty fun I quickly realized why I was an independent contractor for so long.

If you are working towards financial independence or to leave your day job, and you're comfortable with the idea of being a landlord, I like the idea of investing the resources to update the house now, and putting in a renter.

I thought sharing it today would help keep me motivated on my path to financial independence and maybe it will help some of you who are starting out.I grew up very poor.

Hi everyone,I am qualified to get the managing broker license in WA. However, I am just not sure when I am licensed, will I be able to make transactions myself? Or I still need to hang my license in one of the brokera...

Check with an independent ERISA tax attorney before you start on this project, and do not simply take the word of the internet or a plan provider that a 75-25 JV deal is OK.