I didn't feel comfortable working in this survival-oriented environment (the bottom rung of Maslow's hierarchy of needs), but I had a hungry mortgage to feed every month.Those times made me yearn for financial independence where I would more than cover my living expenses with investment income and not have to be concerned with the price of gasoline or the chip industry's "book to bill" ratio.

I am dealing with four properties with them as I have financial power of attorney for my ill father, who owns them (so this is all quite new to me).

I'm looking to learn, network and grow financially and mentally and branch out to to other areas of real estate, and look forward to soak up everything I can.Cheers,Doug  

We just cleared our school loan debt and are working towards the ultimate goal of Financial Independence.

I have a financial adviser but he's a stocks/bonds/etc. person, and I don't want to increase my holdings in that area of finance any further, so I don't really know what kind of person to look for, for advice of this nature.

My main goal in real estate is to obtain consistent cash flow in order to have financial freedom through long term rental properties.

If both units are occupied with month to month leases, am I obligated to keep the current tenants or can I give them "X" amount of days to vacate the property upon closing or the like?

However, my goal is long term hold, use profits to pay all expenses and pay off loan with said profits within 12  years so that I can produce exceptional cash flow to allow me to become financial independent within 12-15 years.  

As you probably already know, a cease and desist on a multi unit could be a financial disaster for a landlord.

My financial situation is pretty unusual.