I’m active duty Army at Fort Knox and planning towards my retirement even though its years away.

Or is it in a blighted and run down area where folks are leaving through natural attrition, employment or lack thereof, retirement, or other reasons. 

Retirement accounts count, at 60% of value.I feel like I post this a lot, but here is what you may be facing: How lender-specific overlays can prevent you from getting a mortgage... from one specific lender.

He is about 75 years young, a retired plumber, and he is a complete hardass.  

My goal isn't to make a ton of cash flow on homes but to own several for when it's time to retire.

We are generally well positioned with W2 income with a retirement window of 5-10.

The 1% rule is a rule of thumb that I believe is incredibly misleading and should be retired.  

My goal is to catch up on my retirement savings and secure my future so that I'm not working until I'm old and dead.

I work a full time job so these rentals would be more of an additional income, safety fallback in case something happens to my current job, and most importantly retirement income.

Also, I disagree with waiting to retire student loan debt prior to investing.