But by the time I have kids and they are grown, we will be set for life.

S&P has historically grown 8–11% annually.

Hey guys,I need some help.My partner and I are working on the rehab of a house whose backyard faces the exit of a highway.Luckily at the point, where the house is located, the noise from the highway is not very loud as there is a considerably smaller flow of vehicles taking that exit of the highway.In order to block the view (and sound) to the highway exit and maintain some privacy, I am considering planting fully grown-up trees.Has anyone here done that before?

We worked with rent-to-retirement and have been very happy with how we've grown our portfolio. 

Nightly rates have grown tremendously over the years and the longer you hold the property the more you will cash flow.  

Both the last two things are applicable because we have manufacturing for both those things in our area so look to see what might be manufactured or grown in your area.

Tacoma has grown a lot and is a hot market right now, whereas Dallas/ San Antonio are cooled off (going off Zillow statistics)As far as the political references, I don't really associate myself to one side over the other, so I don't think that's very relevant.

when you look at their financials they have negative equity and on the surface it looks bad. when you look at their revenue it has grown the past 10 years by at least 10%.

Having grown up in Riverside and currently living in Redlands, I can tell you that both are perfect markets to grow your rental portfolio.

Looking around it is easy to see that it has grown greatly in the very recent past.