If you wanted to retire and go all in I would stick to national credit grade investment grade BBB- or better tenants with minimum 10 plus years remaining on the primary lease term.

I'm 33 and my long term goal is to retire by 50 through investing.

If you define getting ahead as not losing money/ having a positive rate of return while providing you and your family a stable recessions resistant long term investment that allows you to focus on the things that matter to you: I have gotten ahead in RE.I have never done anything that I'm not comfortable talking about on BP or else where. 

I've done excel comparison of cashflows between selling now (all gain is tax free) and selling in 15 years when i retire (only 8/(8 + 15) of gain is tax free), but it seems that the outcome really depends on the assumptions i use e.g., return % on the cashflow, future property value, etc.

However, my dad is retired and does not have any income.

Cities like Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, etc. are really stable markets with great rent growth and affordable investment opportunities.

I also want to retire by the age of 50, if not earlier.I am just starting out but feel I am most interested in the BRRRR strategy.

Buying out a couples portfolio who is retiring.

Other examples included in the division are the cars and retirement accounts.

Can we put aside some of the rental income into an solo retirement account (outside of our 401k/Roth IRA) and be considered a business deduction as well?