Although I love my job , I am motivated in 10-15 years or so to retire with real estate.

If you can, it would be ideal to stick with the fire position until you can qualify for retirement pay because that is something you won’t ever get from being an agent.

Lots of good advice here, but no one asked what your parent's retirement plans are?

I am actually an old fart, semi-retired managing my now small real estate portfolio of 16 doors.  

I don't currently have any investment properties, but will likely work with a turn-key property managment in the Memphis/Little Rock area.My goal is to build a good cash-flow portfolio to ease into retirement. 

I have a retirement 457 account with $120k (split amongst Roth and Traditional).

I contribute that much monthly any way as my side business helps to get me where I want when I retire. 

You can lower your taxable liability for 2024 while boosting your retirement savings.You have to do this BEFORE you file your taxes.Contribute up to 25% or $66k into a SEP IRA.Have you looked into this yet?

Very exciting you are looking to get into the RE investing world.Thanks for the interest in Rent To Retirement.

I have one in mind at Rent to Retirement.