Lots of growth, stable economy, competitive market rates, and good appreciation.

Both of us have similar goal, which is payoff quickly and use for retirement. 

@Meir Greenblatt Hello Meir, yes my main goal is to buy and hold properties, build a big enough portfolio to retire early.

One thing that helped keep anxiety levels lower than usual is the fact that Ann Arbor is an incredibly strong/stable market, so if everything went south we would've had no qualms about holding on to the property long term. 

But now I'm retired and selling off a house every 2-3 years I appreciate the extra cash I get out !

Our goal doing is to retire early in Jacksonville.

Has it traditonally been a stable market?

I went all cash in my retirement account about a month ago and am looking for the decent returns without the present market volatility.

I would not cash out a retirement account.So I guess I would say save up more money and I would probably be ok using the brokerage account money.

Hi Everyone, for those who are already retired or plan on retiring... where are you heading or staying?