If I can do it sooner that would be even better. 

They might as well put it to use sooner rather than later ;-)Assumptions: We’d live within 10-20 miles of one another.My kids and their spouse(s) would provide assistance to the renovation process as they are able to.

- Why live in a house when you can live in apartment building that (in some cases) has a pool, theater, hot tub, gym and many other amenities?

I usually listen to them at the gym.

Buy sooner then later as prices in the midwest are climbing!

Point is the guy was a total fraud but the stuff he swiped from us without giving us credit was priceless, and so it is now, almost every guru sooner or later steals some nugget you can actually use if you can spot it among the fools gold.

I'd like to start my real estate journey sooner rather than later, and in a place where I can be hopeful to land a home in, but should I also consider I may need a few more years of saving? 

Because of this, paying taxes and a 10% penalty on my retirement accounts today will actually allow me to retire on passive cashflow sooner than if I kept the money in the retirement accounts (even if I invested in real estate).Does anybody disagree and think that the money in my retirement accounts should remain there until ~ age 60 based on my goal to retire by age 33 on passive income.https://financialfreedomcountd...https://www.fortunebuilders.co...

I've noticed it really helps them get in the mode to take action sooner than later.

It may be the volume of business and there is no need to do them sooner if you filed and extension.