@Chris Seveney, we own one investment property and have some money in retirement, but we just started saving so its not a large amount yet, so I wouldn't say we have a ton of assets at this point.

@Michael MoikehaHere is a list of lenders who specifically specialize in non-recourse financing for retirement accounts:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/50272-list-of-non-recourse-lenders-for-self-directged-ira-and-401kI personally have a loan with NASB, good experience. 

The goal is to have this home pay for itself and eventually be able to retire to this house full time in about 10-12 years down the line.

My wife and I are based in the Southeast Michigan and are eager to dive into real estate investing to create generational wealth and ultimately escape the rat race.A bit about us: We have a combined $16,000 in savings and approximately $150,000 in retirement funds.

It must be nice to be retired but most of us on here are still working to get there instead of trolling.

One of my mentors put me in connection with a colleague of his who is selling a quarter of his portfolio due to retirement.

I have retired and have virtually every toy I want, a nice family (child is graduating from UCSB next Month), and some good friends.  7 cars, boat, motorcycle, nice home.  

I'm assuming that once these platforms become more accepted as just another asset class (no different then mutual funds) to invest in for one's retirement (and I do believe we're going that direction) the restrictions on who they let fundraise on their sites will actually decrease a bit as the occasional blow up will do far less damage once RE crowdfunding has a lengthy track record. 

At  that number we could have retired after 2 years 

We will want to retire at a decent age and also want to help the kids with college.