I've heard the tale many times - so and so did a subdivision deal or two and retired for life.

Eventually I retired from my W2 on rental income and became licensed myself.

You really don't need that LLC until you pay off the property and it's questionable if you need it then as long as you maintain your property and have correct insurance.Yes to wind insurance, not sure about hurricane.I use Foremost STR policy for one property.I am about to switch to USAA (retired Navy) for another because they quoted a policy that was 3k lower than what we have.

There is still some seasonal factors but there are enough draws to the area year round to keep the properties stable and renting well!

Our market in Sarasota FL I have found direct mail letters to work pretty well and we are a large retirement community, the retirement community responds better to snail mail than millennial and gen-z generation for sure. 

I now see real estate as my way to retirement.

It is for all stages of business including Start Ups, if you’re In the Growth and Development stage, and even if you’re winding down and working towards selling/retiring.

If it’s stable then rinse repeat.

Full time happens with 100+ units and often you see people scale a business on the side, like PM, construction or something unrelated like a resort in Costa Rica ;-) I am no different - I "retired" from my corporate career in 2015 and quickly realized that I can only watch so much daytime TV. 

Families and older individuals tend to be more stable than young professionals.  2.