Saying that from a servicing and administration point of view.You can now make unlimited numbers of transfers from any type of deferred retirement plan to say an SDIRA, so long as you don't touch the money.

My properties are virtually our entire retirement, I can't sell off what the higher education system thinks they should get of my worth to educate my kids.  

It really depends on if your clients are coming here to retire or if they are coming to the NW for a new job and if they want to be close to a certain area.

Turned out she was a retired seeing eye dog.

I spent 15 years in the technology industry before I was lucky enough (in my opinion, people under-estimate the role of luck when it comes to success) to be able to "retire" from that industry; in that time I had 2 mentors, and I owe much of my career and business success to them.

You could advertise on base bulletin boards and Homeaway.com.Use satellite TV.I am retired Navy and I can see a need for this when people are transitioning to this new location.John

Moreover, if you want a supplant/supplement and or redirect your retirement strategies then you will have tertiary approach.

A colleague of mine has a small portfolio of rentals on the lower end, where his goal is to accumulate some more and finance them with a 15 yr mortgage so that by the time he retires he'll have them all free and clear to generate a decent cash flow.

@Damien CobbsLet me start by saying that most of what I have ever heard from expensive real estate guru classes about self directed retirement plans is garbage.  

This is a good question for your financial advisor or CPA, who is familiar with your entire portfolio, complete savings picture & other retirement plans, etc.