I recently retired from my occupation due to health issues and would like to get started in real estate investing.  

I’ve had an easy job, an overnight counselor at a group home that has allowed me to obtain mortgages for enough properties to be able to retire and go to limited part time work 4 years later.

If all goes well I will do four more years and retire with 42 years.

Things have changed with my family and I now have the time I need to become financially  independent and take care of retirement before it hits me in the face. 

It is FSBO, owner is old school and simply looking to get rid of the headaches associated with being a landlord and fund his retirement.

If you are in the corporate world and are tired of having to go into the office or having zoom calls in your underwear with a nice shirt and tie on or if your are self employed, what are your options for retiring early?

Then, when they were all paid for, retire.

., but I have had them shut down new business in a certain area if they've reached their "threshold" in that zip code or geographical area.We have a "retirement" community close to me where one carrier ended up with a majority of the risk there and they were real nervous about it for a long while. 

From this S-Corp she will draw a small salary as a W2, and the remainder will not be subject to S.E. tax, FICA or Obamacare and can be placed directly into her solo 401k or a Back Door Mega Roth.I am definitely going to speak with my CPA, but wanted to see if anyone else had any insight if this was feasible.The retirement contribution amount is dependent on our W-2 amount (can't go too low).

It is passive investment earnings, not self-employment income.If you wish to take existing retirement savings and diversify into things like real estate and private lending, a self-directed checkbook IRA would provide flexibility similar to the Solo 401(k).