So after being laid off a few times in the last 8 years I decided to get back into investing but this time focusing on buy and hold multi family real estate so that I could built wealth that could help me retire my wife who just had a long battle with cancer and survived , but is now back to work, and I want to give her a relaxing life free of all the stress of the world (by the way did I mention she is also in the mortgage lending field) so that explains the urgency to retire her from w-2 work ! 

I came across a book on amazon called "How to own your home years sooner & retire debt free" by Harj Gill.

Handyman Contractor Insights: These will best come from interviews or referrals from social media (friends/friends of friends) that are retired contractors or tradesmen.

Many are looking to retire or shift out of active management, especially as interest rates rise.From what I’ve read in Bloomberg, Austin's market in 2025 remains highly competitive but still has opportunities in older neighborhoods and suburban areas.

I want to buy and hold, running this as a retirement project, with my son managing it. 

Awesome on the retirement. 

One of the board members was there and is looking to retire, We hit it off and he opened up his 30+ property portfolio to me to choose from.

Rent for Retirement (@Zach Lemaster) specializes in new build surplus from major home builders, many in Texas.

He also focuses on getting investors to use their IRAs, or retirement funds to invest.

Final thoughtsSo its been a journey, I am contemplating going full-time in entrepreneurship as this is my second successful business, my end goal in life is to have the option to retire by 35 haha so I want to do everything in my power now for future me.