Depending on the neighborhood and schools, this could net you decent appreciation if you are holding for retirement and just want the tenant to pay the bills in the meantime. 

Our goal is to retire in 15 years when my husbands retires from the military through the cash flow from these houses. 

The trustee had three remaining properties of the original trust and had bought property in Arkansas he was retiring too.

Would love sage advice on what/how to do this right.ASSETS650k equity in home, stock/bond investments in retirement and taxable accountsNo trusts, No LLCs, 2 Kindergarten age kidsZONINGTown laws suggests that less than 1 week is not allowed.

She has personal savings and access to retirement funds that can be used to buy a home.

Being a real estate investor myself, I have knowledge about Rent to Retirement and Martel Turnkey.

According to the Investment Company Institute, US retirement assets gained $3.1 trillion in value in 2020, about double the 2021 GDP of Russia.

Land and homes are selling like hot cakes to east coast/big city folks looking for retirement/vacation homes.

@Tom DegroodtYour answer can be found in here: https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2020/nov/retirement-plan-early-distributions-related-to-coronavirus.html

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