No one can predict future - anyone who says they can has way too big an ego.Personally, I am probably 60% real estate 40% stock market.Is my nest egg optimized?

As with @Jon Crosby I too use NEST in two of my properties. 

@Danny CarrollThe Nest thermostat is the best remote temp monitor around.

Nest's package is about $2k.Wanted to know if any one has experience w/ Nest, and if you know of other providers that have a variety of items for a smart home (and not just the security ones). 

You should have a decent nest egg.

But I don't want to kick a hornet's nest if I don't have to... 

If they are 'nested', that's $2700 a year just in FEES.  ;-)

This is retirement savings and has tax preferred status to help you build up a bigger nest egg once you reach retirement age.  

All this means is that as long as you don't pull out more than 4% a year, you probably won't ever dip into your nest egg. 4% of 625k = 25k4% of 750k = 30kSo, if the stock market (or your chosen combination of income generating assets) makes a return of 4% or better, you should be fine to pull that amount out to live on without ever having to cut into that chunk. 

any one know how to get rid of raccoons that could possibly nesting in the roof area of a rental?