Mom is retired and owns 2 properties (est worth $1.8m) free and clear without mortgages (yay) BOTH UNDER HER NAME ONLY. 

Set up a Roth retirement account.  

She is a 65 year old single retired teacher and her rent is $1,000 a month.

Im in Fayetteville, currently in the Army retirement process and would love to connect! 

My retirement income is about 1/3 of what it should be.

Labor and material prices here are considerably cheaper than a lot of places, but I'm also lucky to have found a couple of good reliable "handymen" (a retired HVAC business owner, a carpenter who has extensive electrical experience, and a couple of not-so-bright guys who are surprisingly good at roofing but nothing else).

That's nowhere close to the income I need to 'retire'!!" 

One potential disadvantage - you are converting items that are normally exempt from self-employment taxes to potentially being subject to the requirement of wages / self-employment taxes.One potential advantage - potentially being able to have earned income eligible for retirement account contributions.

Hello - the local REIA attorney vendor member has retired, and I am in need of some legal advice with someone that has experience with lease options and wrap mortgages in New Jersey. 

I retired in 2008 and wish I had known about real estate investing while I was in.