I've always been a planner, and I've always been good with money thanks to my parents (they gave me an allowance based off of how often I completed my chores, and had me use that money for buying clothes, shoes, or any extra things for myself).

She had her take my children and my name off of rent-controlled lease and my mother destroyed my documents and some of my works, I wrote short stories, and threw out my clothes and shoes.

of course probate houses can be timely if they are tied up in court. 

Why tie up all that capital in a Roth IRA when you could be using it to buy up, rehab, rent out, and refinance properties, one after another?

I want to "retire" (aka not be tied to my corporate job anymore) in 10 years.

Yes i do, every time i come home, take off my shoes, put my slippers on and sing wont you be my neighbor..... the first time would be OK but being that this happened again then that would be enough to charge the tenant. i would also send a letter to them saying that cloths or anything else other than washing your hands and brushing of teeth are not allowed in bathroom sinks and the same goes for the Kitchen sink with the added exception of washing dishes, provided no food scraps  are dumped down the drain.

Wondering if airbnb is having an affect on the long term rental market by tying up so many housing units into short term rentals?

I’m a consultant and am on the road (in the air) every week, so we are not locationally tied. 

@Alex Wuesthoff Put yourself in the Realtor's shoes for a minute.Almost without exception, we are private contractors (1099s), not employees (W2s). 

This sounds like a huge scam and I would run from this and never associate with someone that has any ties to this conpany.