I plan on retiring early and moving to a cheaper state in ~3 years.  

@Justin Sullivan I am a retired guy from New Braunfels Texas that has built up quite a team of subs for everything a person needs to build/rehab/maintain a house from the ground up.

Trying to give me financial freedom and my mom to retire! 

Fast forward after reading Rich Dad Poor DaD I realized if I bought my first home the cons would be-Liability rather than Asset-Long commute which wouldn't allow me to NOT come home 3 days a week due to Mandatory OTPros- We have our own space and privacy and not be in each others way using kitchen and kitchen table etc.Sorry for ranting, Just trying to figure out whats the best options to meet financial freedom earlier than waiting on my retirement at age of 58 and ultimately have our own place.FYI, I don't carry enough capital for a good area in the bay area for a 20 percent down but carry close to 800 in credit.Any advice is greatly appreciated!

No taxes paid until you start tapping into the money when you retire. 

Syndications are wonderful opportunities for a lot of busy people, investors with careers and retirements and families, to tap into the track record and team of an expert to manage their real estate deals.

I've saved up a pretty good bit in non retirement savings and am now looking to possibly deploy those savings toward a new property.

Freakonomics guy says you can sacrifice life quality by over saving and depriving your family more than needed to provide for retirement or security.

I'm particularly interest in the new construction build to rent (currently looking at Rent to Retirement and their offering in Cape Coral) as it seems like good potential in equity growth and low maintenance costs. 

I'll be looking for areas where I can rent the property out to white collar or stable income families who would be paying rent responsibly and not damage the property.Also areas should have cash-flow positive.