Other areas might be more expensive but have more solid and stable income tenants with less cash flow and more appreciation.It all depends if you need big cash flow today or quality properties to hold for retirement and equity growth.I do commercial and not SFR but I think finding an agent who has the network to show you the properties is the way to go.

Some retiring landlords just want a stable cash flow without the maintenance issues so you might get away with title insurance for closing costs (so they have no cash out of pocket).

I have been studying the Real Estate IRA concept for some time, have a pretty good understanding of how it works and its rules, and am getting ready to buy our first investment property with it, a single-family house.Our goal is to buy a place we may eventually live in after retirement age.

Together we plan to build a Real Estate Investment business that Donna will take over full-time when she retires in a couple of years.

My long term goals are to eventually make enough cash flow or constant wholesales to be able to quite , retire sounds a little better, my job and work for myself.

One of the things that you could do is to take 'Participant Loan' tax and penalty free and use those funds outside of a retirement account (not available with SDIRA).

We are always looking for and want to move into buy and holds of all types (multifamily, storage, etc) to build our passive income to be able to retire and spend more time with our beautiful daughters.We are very excited to get started and make our first deal.

My ideal buyer will be someone that has lived all of their working life in the US and are now seeking a retirement home (I do post on craglist in different states to attempt to attract this market) Most RE investors are buying distressed properties near vacation spots at 30% to 60% below market value...

@Christopher Sicaconsider creating Solo 401k retirement plan.

I am probably most interested in buy/hold transactions to build equity for future retirement.