I hope to retire here so I have made every effort to remain on good terms. 

And make sure to account for the following expenses:1) Mortgage2) Mortgage insurance (PMI or MIP) or FHA Risk base3) Property Taxes4) City Taxes5) HOA (Home Owner’s Association) Dues and Fees and Assessments6) Insurance   a) Property Hazard Insurance (0.3-0.45%)   b) Flood Insurance   c) Earthquake Insurance   d) Umbrella Insurance7) Vacancy Rate (usually 8% - the equivalent to one month a year, or 5-6% if multifamily and/or if experienced, if not use 8%)8) Utilities (you’ll have these if your tenant is not covering them and/or during vacancy)   a) Water § Sewer § Garbage   b) Electricity   c) Natural Gas   d) Propane9) General Maintenance (usually 5%)   a) Upkeep § Landscaping   b) Snow removal   c) Repairs   d) New Appliances   e) Make ready10) Capital Expenditures (usually 5%, higher is the property is old and obsolete, less if fully rehabbed and all mechanicals and roof are new)11) Property Management (8%, even if you self manage, your time still has value and there might be a time when you'll want to be completely hands off or you'll not be able to do it, vacation, retirement, etc.), including...  

How do you retire on your cash flow if the houses won’t be paid off until Youre over 80?!!

I found a 69 year old man who is retired and has a pension and Soc Sec.

I am curious to hear from you guys about living aboard after retirement.

An older landlord, with a portfolio of about 50 single-family units, wants to sell his business and retire.

For documentation, I found the easiest thing to do for all bank/retirement/credit card statements was to create a google drive folder with all this info.

Newly retired and looking for a new challenge.

Are you wanting to retire?

Currently retiring from the U.S.