In that animated film, Over the Hedge, we meet the quintessential HOA president, a middle-aged, self-important, nosy busybody who is talking on her cell phone, of course, while driving her SUV and telling a resident her grass is 2" high when the CC&R's clearly specifies 1.75" (or something to that effect).Fortunately, I've never ran into such an individual at either of our two HOA's in nearly 3 decades combined.

This is really depends on your goals, you age with regard to your retirement plans and how discipline you are.I have mixed (30 & 15).

Some lenders require the title to be aged before they will finance a property.

I think at your age, mindset / business books are equally, if not more, important.

In this age of Internet and public records and ease of access, It's very difficult to stay off the radar.Everybody leaves a digital footprint somewhere.Here are some basic tools I use to find people.Free first:Whitepages/anywho/zabasearch/Google is the most underrated tool to finding a person.

Depending on the age of the building, you may have to deal with interesting plumbing shut off situations.

Janet Yellen famously said a bit back "Expansions don't die of old age." 

Also, there is no way that I am going to rely on just my 401k (and I guess SS) to fund me through retirement years....plus I can't draw from those until a certain age.

Account Closed Love getting started at a young age!!

Everyone involved needs to make money, and the more people, the more money they will want to make, vs. the less you make.Send over the details of the house, age, age of systems/roof, size, fixture count (beds/baths) and anything else you'd like to share.