I'm 54 and retired and this could get me nicely to 59 and 1/2. 

I have a client who's retired on social security with $1400 a month.

I chose REI because I had nothing saved for retirement and my parents made a lot of money at it.

Hi Candice, My name is Susan Maneck and I'm a retired JSU professor.

Since those retirement accounts are not as liquid as cash and I would only pull money out of those accounts in a real emergency, how do I account for the money in those accounts when saving for a rainy day fund? 

As other investors from the town mentioned it's very stable and low appreciating market.

Is it better to get a HELOC or use cash/retirement funds to pay for ADU conversion+rehab?

Hello everyone , I’m 26 years old I have a stable income and I am looking to buy a multi family 3 units and up.

If you really like your job and are paid well, then I would stay doing that until you can retire with your investments. 

There was also the issue of ever expanding landlord regulations in seattle,   and I have pretty much decided to gradually phase out my seattle portfolio.If the building was in a stable neighborhood it could have made sense to do the work it needed,   but given various circumstances including negative trend of that area of the neighborhood  (street camping and constant low level property crime) and townhouses replacing many homes in the area meaning the structure was worth zero and the dirt was worth everything,   it didn't really make sense to invest a lot in the existing building.