Try and keep this as short as possible.

I (We) my wife are also looking into possibly retiring in SC.

Change is possible.

However you do it, the goal is to offset your mortgage as much as possible while you live there, you bank that savings for the next purchase and repeat every year or two.

So then I decided to look into the possibility of opening my own practice and specializing in Real Estate specifically.

Again read the nys guidelines and make sure you are squeaky clean with your dates. if in the event you mess up the timeline there is the possibility that your eviction would be delayed due to not following the NYS guidelines.

., passive income).This additional income would cover your living expenses, or perhaps even more, making it possible for you to quit your job and start a new adventure, or continue working your job, but with the mindset that you get to do it, rather than have to do it.Retirement 2.0 is not a stage of life that comes at the end, a last hurrah.

I don't know anything about buying these and getting started but I'd like to own as many as possible and would be willing to help out an investor already in play for some knowledge.

my understanding that there is rent control as well and can not increase rents more than 7% a year for the same tenant.Just trying to see if there is a possibility to enter this market at this timeTIA

@Allan Pan, I understand it takes time to build up a following and name recognition, but I think it is possible.