Mortgage is 1200.. will be renting out other side for 1150 after purchase of new home.. total 2300.Other debt. 685 a month for personal loan.30k in retirement 8k in bank.. am I in a position to buy again?

In May of 2013 I was enjoying a beverage at happy hour with a very successful VP from my company who was on the verge of retirement. 

Hello BP,I am retiring in 18 mths at age 62.  

I have a family friend that owns 20-30 rentals and is ready to retire.

In my specific case, I am setting aside money for 401K, retirement and 529 plan for child's education.

My friend had paid $30K in 2015 for the fortune builder and he retire in 2016 lol he share his program with me and it works for people who have ZERO clue of RE, but I found it useless because I already knew the basics.

“Need money for Retirement?

However, I quickly realized after retirement that I didn't want to be another hamster on a wheel with a college degree and a pension plan.

@Christopher Neil For retirement funds I like the idea of lending, performing notes, or JV on deals where you provide the capital and the JV provides the work.

retirement, so I went on a search for a better way...and found real estate investing is the way to go.