I thought I would retire earlier than him, and clearly he is on pace to retire way ahead of me (I'm very competitive).

My current goal is to look for properties for cash flow opportunities to help supplement retirement income in the near future (4-8 years from now).

I actually look for and prefer to rent to military personnel because they tend to be more stable usually renting the property for 2 to 3 years minimum. sure during high deployment times there is a chance someone could try to get out of the lease and it happens but the days of heavy rotation are gone for the moment.generally speaking 90-day orders can break a lease.Good luck.

If the comps have a small % of variance then you likely have a stable market and can have some confidence applying it to your property.

The housing department knew this and was fine as long as the utilities were kept under landlord's name but looks like new people have since taken over those employees who retired so, I think I am being bullied and have no choice but to hire an attorney since why the enforcing of this now after 30 years that my parents had the home?

A few are starting to retire (in their 30s).

It started with reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, and then Chad Carson's book on How to Retire Early With Real Estate.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/beginners-guide-brrrr-financing-opmhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/8-ways-supercharge-retirement-real-estate-investingPersonally, I keep my portfolio between 20-25 units and then reinvest into larger multi-family deals in partnership to ramp things up and stabilize my cashflow...

But I believe its because our economy is more stable than their's but I have heard Detroit is a good place to invest.

I think it's great you've been interested for years in real estate.I'm retired and in Ballantyne..but part of my giving back is to train (help, assist) new investors get started (FREE Ok you can buy me a coffee or coke)I'm meeting 2 investors today at Panera in Ballantyne Village at 3pm for our first chat.