The most common question I've seen in comments was "why can't we have a period of 'catch up' wage growth, to keep pace with inflation," which is did answer recently when asked by a journalist. 

Also during retirement, your asset allocation in a retirement account will be much more conservative while the life insurance was conservative to start with and will continue at the same pace until your death.

Have you been increasing rent to keep pace with market rents?

Listen to BP Podcast episode 527 Pace Morby..

@Jorvon Smith Im a Cali raised kid, but i get around, the midwest is where it all happens for me, i love investing there, i dont know if its the crazy weather or slow paced living...But one things for sure, be careful who you take advice from...Some people in this thread dont like competition, so they will tell you anything to keep you out their backyard... 

@Joe Fairless In better economic and political (cough) times, I would definitely pull money out of the house we own free and clear, but as I don't trust our government and their agendas, I'm keeping that one as a safety net.

Learn and grow at a slow pace..

I do have family that has offered to fund my endeavor but I just want to get started small and grow the business at a manageable pace.

Sounds good - tell me more.We usually meet up at 7 and we go over the agenda then we break out into smaller groups like fix n flips, wholesalers, buy and hold, note purchases, and so forth.

You can read how I quit my CPA gig to buy large apartment buildings by clicking here: I quit my CPA Job to buy Large Apartment BuildingsI equate large apartment buying to a VERY intense roller coaster ride.Not the "kiddie" ride.Not the ride that just goes up and down.Not the ride that does a loop and done.The type of ride I am speaking of is very fast paced, can be thrilling, many moving parts, has ups, downs, turns, can be gut wrenching, sometimes the ride goes backwards, sometimes the track ahead falls apart and you need to take or make a detour.Sometimes the ride comes to an abrupt end and you feel empty inside with a thought of "that's it - this ride sucked and the seller info was crap what was I thinking”.Or sometimes the last ride was a total buzz kill and you have thoughts of never wanting to do the ride again.Trust me – I have had all of these emotional triggers and I am sure as my real estate investing career continues the ride will always have twists and turns.As a CPA I really get into the numbers and ask lots of questions.