I'm not trying to break the bonds of oppression through investing but rather looking to build security and retirement.

These changes include transfer to another state, loss of income from changing jobs, which makes the home unaffordable, and sale of home due to layoffs or in some cases retirement.

If your looking for a retirement plan, well that's a different story.

So one property pays me $150 a month and the other pays me $350 a month.One of my investors on a recent deal wants consist payouts as he is retired, so we will have a minimum payout every month to both of us.

@Jon Klaus  I was listening to a retirement podcast recently that gave me a mental slap in the face.

Based on his families experience he thought real estate was a bankrupter while for my family real estate has been another " basket", a real addition to their retirement savings.

I have been educating myself so that the odds are in my favor.I am not looking to get rich, I just want to be able to retire and be a grandmother to my 1yr old grandson.There is some great wisdom here and I intend to soak it up.

My father-in-law is on the verge of retiring and is interested pursuing a business after retirement.

So, I am trying to figure out a strategy for a 26 y/o that can realize goals of passive income and early retirement, I just don't know the first step.

So, I am trying to figure out a strategy for a 26 y/o that can realize goals of passive income and early retirement, I just don't know the first step.