That will help you "real-life" the knowledge from the books and learn how everyone's journey is different.You seem like you know the journey is long and your new day job is going to be a very important cog in that wheel.

From a quality of life perspective, I've been considering Georgia and the Carolinas.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

This also leads owners to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

Using the Whole Life Policy (or Indexed Universal Life) is very powerful.

Looking forward to meeting some BP family in person soon :)  Set for Life was one of the first books I listened to when I started getting serious about my finances - appreciate everything you and your team does for the RE investor community.

While I was gone she ended up reading Set for Life and Retire Early with Real Estate on her own.

Father of Six, Life Coach, Real Estate Educator.

Just thinking in a different direction to make it simpler.