They will both cash flow well, but don't really provide the opportunity to gain the equity to get my family to our long term goal of being financially free within the next 15 years. 

They will both cash flow well, but don't really provide the opportunity to gain the equity to get my family to our long term goal of being financially free within the next 15 years. 

Hopefully, this introduction will be one more 'push' for me to get started.2) I like to work with people.3) RE feels more 'real' and engaging than the stock market.4) I want the financial freedom.What do you think?

My husband and I are at the best financial place we’ve ever been and we are wanting to put our extra $ into real estate investing.

Your financial situation will often determine what financing situations will be available to you.

It does not sound like that is the case.A discussion with your CPA or financial advisor who speaks this particular language would not be a bad idea.

Putting the financial part aside, do you and your husband want a lake house? 

Basically you delay closing and get a written agreement with the seller on tenant screening procedures.Our group is actually working on a deal currently that is pretty broken from a vacancy stand point and the owner is going to let our property management take over at the execution of the contract and then we dont close until an agreed upon economic occupancy hurdle is met.Can send you some high priced lawyer language from our contract if you want lol, hope you do not have to do anything that complex in this scenario.Cheers

The impact to both of their economies, and the global market overall is too high and the risks, both financial and political, are very high too.

I hated trying to sell that stuff because none of "the insurance" ever paid and I was the one they were standing in front of having just come from the service dept where our service manager just told them that $1500 warranty you bought doesn't cover that.