I also have a Nest thermostat, Rachio sprinkler system and MyQ Garage door opener so everything in Southern California can be monitored and controlled from our diggs in Portland.Vacation rentals can be lucrative if you think it through.  

As we are nearly guaranteed to need to spend on healthcare, this is tax-free assistance and a great nest egg.

Plus I do have a nest egg in traditional IRA that will never go into REI that will keep me out of the cat food isle unless RE AND equities go into a very long term depression.

Building my own credit at my age (19) would be one of the best course of action at this time while also building up a good nest egg of funds for future investments.

Like I stated above I don't have a lot of capital to start with so I'm looking at maybe rehabbing and selling and the possibility of a spec on my lot to get a nest egg to start with.Thanks for reaching out @John Thedford would love to grab a coffee and chat.

We have a pretty good nest egg saved up and rather than letting it sit there figure we should have it doing something for us!

Google's NEST is one of the big players in the space.  

It would not take much of a market correction in real estate (especially commercial real estate) to decimate a $1,000,000 nest egg AND the portfolio it was used to acquire.  

Jacqueline, the Solo 401K has many things going for it that may make it a better option for some people depending upon their circumstances.It is designed for small business owners that do not have any W-2 employees.It has very high contribution limits allowing the account holder to quickly build a nest egg.You don't have to deal with a 3rd party custodian.You have checkbook control over the account.There is a Roth sub account component.Solo 401K is UBTI exempt, you also may borrow funds from the account.

When you retire, you will have money to live off - a nest egg.