My wife and I began investing in Real Estate in 2011 as a retirement vehicle to supplement our 401K's, SS, and her pension (honestly we are not relying on SS).

We do full background checks otherwise and put more stock in job history, personal references and the length they have known them and, believe it or not, the condition of the inside of their vehicles.

For me, real estate is a retirement vehicle, a diversification strategy, and a hedge against inflation.

They are requesting that I put 85k down and pay off my vehicle which isn't a problem, I just don't understand why they are requiring so much and my agent has advised me that it could be because I am relocating.

What other markets/investment vehicles to look at?

My objective is to have a space for 1 vehicle in the garage, 1 vehicle in front of the garage door, and then lay a secondary pad aside the existing pad enough for one car to park in front of the house.

My 15k cashlow per month will be after all expenses such as capital improvements, Maint, vehicles and all the other write off s

Hard costs include packing materials, use of moving vehicles, hiring moving labor, paying move-ins costs for the new place, cost of cleaning the old place, cost of cleaning and decorating the new place, etc.

I thought this would be a great place to connect with investors not just my local area but also nationwide.Unlike many people who chose real estate investing as a vehicle for financial freedom, real estate (CRE to be specific) is truly my passion and I really enjoy the journey and the learning process.

I only have one vehicle and it is a big cargo van which sucks down fuel so I'm spending close to $400/month just on fuel.Rob do you have any experience with the Waukesha area for rentals?