I do want to retire early enough to enjoy myself more, I have an okay work/life balance now but in say 5 years or so ideally I would like to quit my day job and have a few different sources of semi-passive income streams to enable me to spend more time doing what I like to do most (travel, spend more time with my wife and kids etc.).So in developing a plan, I was thinking today about my current goal of buying several SF and/or MF properties with reasonable CF over then next 5+ years to supplement my "early" retirement.  

Now I can only find generic stuff like this:http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/SPCS20RSA/So are you thinking this new bubble will go higher than the 2006 bubble, fall lower that 2012 prices?

Why aren't they renting the other space so that they can supplement their income?

J Scott:Apply your same questions about eugenics to slavery.You can come up with situations in slavery that benefited those in slavery but that does not make slavery right just as it does not make eugenics right.This is where governmental laws must speak to the "generics" of a situation but the application of the law (in a trial situation) is judged by the judge according to the specifics of the case.

They have made over 200 million in 3 years marketing diet and health supplements online with no plan.

All I hear from investors anymore is how bad it is to be a landlord and how unexpected expenses come up and really hurt you and how cash flow really isn’t cash flow and you need to account for this and that…….I will not be discouraged by this because I know I want something more out of life and that real estate is my ticket there.I want to build a portfolio of rentals that will supplement my w2 and then transition to other ventures of re investing.I know this isn't going to be easy but man is it really that bad, especially if you have property managers?

Just to rule out a couple other things, can you tell us generically what type of property you are trying to purchase is, such as a single family residence, duplex, condo, town-home, 10 acre farm with house or 50 unit apartment building, etc?

The couple hundred you save, using a generic contract, will be lost very quickly on the one item you overlooked.

I would like to supplement my income by learning and investing in real estate and excelerate my retirement date.

I am justing generically what type of lenders do this this and how does it work...do they place liens against all properties involved?