@Linda FelterWelcome to the site.Being a landlord is a great way to build some retirement funds.I would reach out to some local agents.

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I am a newcomer to BP and am looking to make a purchase by the end of summer.My goal is to be able to semi retire and manage my own RE instead of other peoples.I am currently a maintenance manager at a shopping center in Milwaukee WI.

You certainly have the right idea to apply RE investments as one of several sources to wealth/retirement and are to be commended for that.We are only attempting to stress the importance of buying right in this market we find ourselves in so that your returns are maximized.

We established goals (early retirement when my husband reaches 20 years in the military). .Than from there we started on our "plan" to get there.

Investing your IRA into real estate can be a fantastic way to diversify your retirement savings.

When I hit 65 and want to retire I have something that has a.) cash-flow, b.) the opportunity to refinance and pull cash out, and/or c.) something that I can 1031 into something more "cash-flow friendly" for my retirement years when my marginal tax burden won't be as high.That said, I think of the real challenges for a lot of investors is that they would have to be able to make it through a "bad time" if they bought a property with no, zero, or negative cash-flow. 

I continued working for VRBO after it was sold to Homeaway in 2006; I retired in 2013 which is when I started my own marketing & booking service for owners of vacation rental properties. 

He wanted to stop worrying about the hassle of management and just collect a check (He is retiring and actually selling off half of his inventory and leaving the rest to his tow kids.

Classes are great and serve a need, but networking and proven track record trump a classroom.Ask yourself would you invest considerable amount of money which may represent a person's retirement or life savings with someone who has no track reord, never done a deal?