As a husband and father of two girls, my Wife (new realtor) and I are interested in building a financial nest through real estate investments.

As a husband and father of two girls, my Wife (new realtor) and I are interested in building a financial nest through real estate investments.

Let me know if you have any additional interest and good luck creating a nest egg with some real estate investing !!  

@Grant LinI am a NEST believer.

We also have a decent nest egg in the savings to draw from and I also have the option of taken a loan against my 401k.  

I'm interested in experiences owners/managers have had with remote/wifi technology such as Nest - I'm thinking mainly for climate control, but also for things like security.I like Nest's integrated system, though I'm a little concerned the thermostat might be TOO smart - I don't need a system that learns patterns when there will be no pattern to guests and their preferences.What systems do you use, particularly that are high on functionality but low on cost?  

@Keli A.If you think your nest eggs are a good size and will keep up with inflation, then paying off rentals may be in order to also grow your capital gain assets.

We do have a bit of a nest egg set up just in case, however, I do plan on continuing to invest in flips while getting my license as well.

The most common states for this are Delaware, Nevada, and Wyoming, but other states (like my state, North Carolina) offer similar protections, although it's not always clear what its position is on single member LLCs in terms of them receiving the same protections.Also, I see discussions of "nested" entities where a primary LLC is established in a state that provides the above-listed protections and then that LLC is the sole manager of a separate entity created in the state where the asset resides.

First, because I no longer have a 401k that I can contribute to, and second because I don't like the conventional wisdom that says in order to generate an income during retirement, take your nest egg and allocate percentages to stocks, bonds, and cash.