Then divide that against your required down payment for both, and then compare resulting ROI to the stock market/bonds.

Save your money.I like Bond For Deed in LA, when buying, avoid banks.See http://ackelandassociates.com/bond-for-deed/

Too bad we can't float bonds and show one thing and pay taxes using a different system like the big boys can!

I cut my teeth in my legal career litigating major insurance companies for claims they refused to fulfill - ultimately insurance is a company and they structure their policies in a way that they can try and avoid big claims. 

@Bruce Woodruff laid out the playbook to a tee. The

Would  you want your Dentist to learn how to pull teeth by reading from the internet and taking notes? 

Assets that may be used to secure funds include automobiles, artwork, collectibles, real estate, or financial assets, such as savings accounts, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, and 401(k) accounts."

I got out of the business when I started really getting in to real estate and realized that paper assets (stocks, bonds, mutual funds) seemed like speculation to me and real assets were more like investing because real assets produce cash flow while with paper assets, they rarely have much cash flow so you are basically holding on to the paper hoping to later sell to someone else for more than you bought it. 

To leave our W2 jobs, travel, and spend more time with familyHAVE: Here's a list of what we've achieved so far :) 1) $600,000 in liquidable stocks/bonds as well as $50,000 in retirement funds2) $170,000 in annual wages (mix of W2 and 1099 employment) 3) Ability to become accredited investors (my boyfriend's father is qualified and would support us) *I bring this up in case there is an investment strategy you know of that is only accessible by accredited investors* QUESTION: If you had the situation above, how would you most quickly reach the $10,000/mth passive income?

Full planning, just stock/bond market advising, or something else?