One can do well with low price high risk but max leverage and thinking our going to sit in your barcolounger while you let your tenants pay for your retirement is not reality unless you live there and work it basically daily.. 

I learned about them from a Rent to Retirement podcast where they interviewed a former W2 FT sales guy in tech (that's me today...) turn real estate investor.

I also helped my mother get 2 rentals to help supplement her retirement, mistake #1b.

They worked exactly how your retirement accounts are supposed to work but 3 x faster. 

I have cash reserves and money in retirement accounts, but I don’t want to dip too deeply into my reserves.

Digging deeper it is a legit program, that actually provides other tools and support similar to Rent to Retirement.

Given their age and position in life… mailbox money flow forever sounds like a good start to retirement to me!

On the other hand, maybe you are going to lose some personal income due to retirement and want the cash flow.

For us approaching retirement age, we want to have a mix of mortgaged properties and properties with full equity to leverage instead of relying on saving up for the next investment. 

As a mostly retired investor I loved owning them for the cash flow.