We are currently at greater than 5 digits cash flow/month not including investment returns from appreciation of RE or stocks.Current plan is retire summer of 2020. 

.$300k would get you a 2.5k-3k square foot brick home with a concrete driveway, brick mailbox, in a gated community and highly rated schools near where I live, while conversely <$30K and a <$15k reno can get you a cashflowing rental with double digit cap rates.

The Bay Area is benefiting from all that stimulus plus the digitization of the world.

Even though the interest rates went up, its a far cry from the double digit interest rates of the 70's and 80's.

My SS benefit estimate when I turn 60something is 3 digits. 

Invest now in affordable Turnkey Rental Income Properties that get you double digit ROI and wait!

you REALLY need to expand your area, double digit net caps are to be had if you know where to lookAll the best 

To me its not worth it because pocketing a few hundred bucks a month even on double digit % returns. 

Find a market, with double digit net caps, find a team to protect you, and just do it !

Houses that were sold 5 years ago for 60k now are worth as much as twice that amount today with a consistent double-digit casflow annual return.