Investing in land is an old method and it does a good job at holding value.

While I was able to leave my job after 30, it hasn't been comfortable.

Instead, you’ll report it as lower rental income on your Schedule E.

But I think she did extremely well for herself with her w2 job and from having the free and clear properties.

Provides “proof” of funds but the account is a corporate retirement plan that the buyer can not access without quitting his job or paying huge taxes, penalties and fees 6.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

She has a good-paying job, and her employment has not been affected. 

I wish it had a little bit more connections with other listing platforms (Furnish Finder etc) but it does a good job.

I always have my floor "climatized" for each job for at least 2 days before I ever install it.

If you have room in your panel, it's a $100 -  $200 job