There are over 100,000 retired people, so the weather must be ok.

The seller is older and would like this to basically help with retirement.

I believe they intend to make it a veterans retirement center. 

Assuming that we each split the up front cash needed 50/50, my partner has recently retired from his full time job and able to act as a general contractor role dealing with all aspects of on the ground work, however, I am the one who is still employed with a decent income from W-2  (my partner also has maxed out his credit due to his other real estate endeavors) and therefore, the plan is for me to obtain finance if the deal is financeable or, if not financeable, we will each contribute equal amount of cash, and then cash out refi using only my credit.  

I had read a handful of personal finance books before (favorite being The Richest Man in Babylon), and had come to the conclusion I could live a nice life, perhaps even retire somewhat wealthy, but I never even thought being young and wealthy was a possibility.

I retired early two years ago and thought I would purchase a mid size MF to replace lost income.  

Hi BP members,My family (brother (28), sister (22) and father) and I are beginning our venture into rental real estate investing as a family business as my dad begins to ease into retirement.

Look for a middle aged family person who is a real estate sales person, preferably a retired contractor or  with a spouse who is one.

You could have the owner hold a purchase money mortgage, you could partner with someone who has cash, buy an home with a retirement account, ect.

I don't want to work for someone else until I'm 65 and end up like my dad who is 63 and hoping the stock market will not mess up his retirement.