Maybe I'm no longer a low risk bond investor, maybe I'm parking my money in $VOO instead, CRE REITs, or perhaps higher risk higher return bonds. 

Make sure you talk to a Banker or Loan officer that is well versed in both SE (Self Employed) income and also Non/QM programs.One tip I will give you as a Banker is open up a "Business Checking account" and for the next 12 months pay "Everything" out of that account. 

File lien if you find assets. (3) File wage and bank garnishment if you have bank account number and current employer. (4) In most cases it is impossible to find current whereabouts of the tenant to serve any papers (garnishment papers)(5) We have started asking for car insurance cards to get information on the car, the only asset most tenants posses.(6) We have not been able to find new address of any of the evicted tenants.

They just came out with a BabyBox, even smaller one that circumvents state housing lows and falls in as an RV.

We are NOT a fit for low quality assets such as C/D or uber high input such as sec8 or mid/large MFH.

Not too bad when the inventory is low, the number of sales is low (like a 30 year low), interest rates are high and prices are high. 

We are both self employed so retirement is something we have both started thinking about.

If you need to stay in DC for employment than I would recommend house hacking something, although I'm not sure how far 50k will take you there.

The median home price is also very low nationwide which creates a low barrier to entry.

With down payments as low as 5-10%, plus low property taxes compared to the U.S., investing in German real estate is more accessible than you might think.If you’ve ever thought about owning property overseas but felt intimidated, stay tuned.