I've had friends, family, clients follow a variety of paths, flipping, taking proceeds from that to buy rentals, then from there to private lending which is your completely hands-free vehicle.  

So far, they are allowing the tenants to: Park a crashed vehicle on the driveway for an undetermined amount of timeAllowed the tenants to add their own washer and dryer in the basement for their use (1 washer and dryer per apartment).

I got interested in real estate because I want a vehicle to invest in for retirement.

The thing that amazes me is real estate is one of the few serious investment vehicles that we would even have this discussion.

I don't contribute to a 401K or any type of stock retirement vehicle (I don't get an employer match though either - that would make me reconsider.)

What you want to ask the listing agent is: "has the home been de-titled, meaning, it's no longer a DMV vehicle, but rather, attached to the land and sitting on an FHA foundation".  

In addition, multiple neighbors have seen these people doing drug transactions around the house, with many different vehicles and I have solid evidence on my surveillance system of drug activity.

As a C-Corp isn't a pass through vehicle though, I still am rather confused as to the actual benefits.

I recommend looking along the light rail route and around where the outlet mall will be opening up.

It's a solid vehicle to build wealth especially if you can get a company match.However, if your goal is to use rental income for an early retirement, the 401K is an indirect way to achieve your goals.Quick story - one of my mentors is in his 40s and a multi-millionaire.