Yeah, they hit Quest with an order (with which Quest was complying before being sold) – after Q had stepped back.

I'm living and investing in northern Spain and there are plenty of flip deals that work for me even with taxes.

Also, this would only remove the mortgage debt itself from your DTI if it was to work; you would still be hit with a liability for the annual taxes, insurance, and HOA fees (but also receive the benefit of the rental income).

The way I'm looking at it, if my spouse and I only do employer matching for the 10 years we would have more than enough in there and still 10 years out from being able to access it.I do plan on doing 401k loans for deals if the numbers check out, and I've considered rolling over some of our 401ks into roth IRAs to access our contributions but we'd have to pay taxes out of pocket (a big hit to cash flow) and we couldn't touch it for 5 years.  

Prices are low and they hit the bottom during the real estate crash.

I’ve hit my financial goal and can quit buying houses. 2025 goal: pay off my last two 401k loans I used to buy a couple houses and enjoy a second home we just bought for ourselves in November.

2021 hit and that is when I became financially free and was able to retire from teaching at 55 yrs old.

Pick the amount of income you want real estate to provide you, and buy the amount of units you'd need, such that if they were paid off, you'd hit your goal.

Other risks, the contractor walking off the job, a storm hitting and delaying the project for weeks, someone breaking into the home and stealing stuff (which happened just the other day to a client of mine), a squatter, or drunk driver driving into the house (happened a lot at my old job as a firefighter lol).

A few to be aware of as examples…Capital gains… you probably know they are either 15 or 20% (and in rare instances zero if you have no income)… but have you heard of NIIT (Net Investment Income Tax)… this is an extra 3.8% tax you get hit with when your gains are over $250,000 in a year.