As a member of the military, my raises are typically tied to the Employer Cost Index, which should be about 1.8% next year.

The application for an EIUL and any cash value life insurance policy probably comes with a small library of paperwork.An Equity Indexed insurance product provides a return to the money within the policy that is linked to the performance of an index.

Apparently not:http://www.lavote.net/Recorder/Real_Estate_etc.cfmThis office does not provide online access to our real estate records or indexes via the internet.

However, if you can think big picture and wait for your investment to pay off - it can certainly be in your best interests & lucrative, as well.However, this is not necessarily a "build it & they will come" approach as you'll need to first conduct a market study & competition analysis (specifically a Supply Index) to determine if it makes sense to move forward, and if your numbers are favorable you'll need the opinion of a neutral third party to conduct a Feasibility study.  

The net income has funded 529s, which will also grow tax free, provided cushion for extra contributions to non-RE 401ks, which will also grow tax free, and has been funneled into index funds that will be held for quite a while, again growing tax free until sold.  

@Derek Rocco To answer your question and without knowing your entire financial situation, I'd invest in an index fund and focus on getting more money in the IRA/ other tax advantaged accounts.For me personally $20k just isn't enough capital to safely invest in even notes with enough of a cushion to survive one bad asset.Do you have other IRA's, 401ks,403bs that you want to roll into this SD IRA?

This is my favorite housing index reports of all time.

After reading David Greene's book I began researching different cities and looking population growth, median incomes, poverty levels, unemployment rates, average home prices, permits issued for new SF houses, cost to build new homes, and the cos of living index.  

Additional Context: As part of my strategy to save for my daughter's future, I'm utilizing a mix of a 529 account, normal index funds and, now, real estate.

I'm more inclined to park it in a conservative index fund and let it grow at 7% with zero work.