We also have healthy IRA's and will both qualify for social security in the future.After being a landlord for nearly 25 years,  I'm thinking about selling it all and moving the money into immediate income annuites or some other fix income vehicle so we can travel and live a less stressful lifestyle.There doesn't seem to be an easy way to avoid capital gains and I realize many of these fixed income investments don't hedge against inflation. 

With the cash flow play you need to buy low, negotiate hard on price, expect no appreciation and get a very healthy cash flow, nothing marginal,  And expect when you sell to make little to no appreciation, then any gains are icing on the cake.

Construction and heavy reno will create/reveal problems you didn't know existed, have a healthy contingency and stomach.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

This growth is a clear sign of a healthy, active market.% of Original List Price Received: Sellers received 97% of their original list prices, the same as last year.

The buyer was fully qualified and is putting down a healthy downpayment. 

This indicates a healthy environment for both buyers and sellers.Adapting to Trends: The longer time to contract and sales for townhomes and condos suggests a more thoughtful buying process.

This indicates a healthy environment for both buying and selling.Adapting to Trends: The extended time to contract and sales for townhomes and condos suggests a more deliberate buying process.

Buy price, included a soil evaluation, drone pics and getting an improvement permit for my end buyer.

We want him healthy and whole and productive.

So often I see people with all this money and success, but their health is deteriorating.