If there are major issues, I can take care of them without effecting my lifestyle. 

From there you can design a plan and a timeline so that by that 5 year mark you can sell the businesses and have enough passive income to enjoy the lifestyle you planned for today.I'd love to help out with your planning because I'm on a similar path to retiring myself in 5 years as well. 

I meet far too many people who make six figures and have almost no savings, because of their lifestyle choices.Focusing on the Right MarketsThere isn't such a thing as "the best market".

If these violate your religious principles, then be prepared to pay more in profit percentage than you would in interest.  

A lot of times, these types of lifestyle choices will start limiting you down very quickly to specific areas, and since you are going to be living in the property, are likely to have a heavy weight on the neighborhoods.  

Some people with cash to throw around don't look so diligently and run into cash flow issues.3: Life style: We decided to downscale our lifestyle and even do away with our cars for a short while.

@Kalei White - Depends on what you want your current lifestyle to be and how many years/income you expect to invest.

We certainly have had plenty of examples of priests (and other religious persons) coming to a specific property to bless or "cleanse" it. 

Does that make any difference in your life or lifestyle?

(it would be a real-estate focused non profit helping educate missionaries, pastors, churches and other non-profit or religious groups about real estate investing/financial literacy).