I can tell you what people here have done to set themselves up for retirement.

You are also right about the hard to find properties, as we are only seeing those coming up sporadically mainly from people looking to retire or moving out of state.  

I would say do that in order to calculate the federal taxes. then also do state tax specific as well. https://taxfoundation.org/2017-tax-brackets/https://www.fool.com/retirement/2016/12/16/capital... also look at maybe a 1031 if you have another property you are ready to move one.  

My investor training also helps with my work with "retail" buyers and sellers.Far from putting up roadblocks, I find that doing both gives me a great transferable skill set that works on both sides.I couldn't operate just one but the long term plan is to continue investing in buy and holds as a retirement plan.  

[I personally don’t like these QRPs or qualified retirement plans (Roth-IRA, Solo 401ks, etc) if you are an active real estate investor.

Looking for $40-60k Single family homes to purchase (that requires low to moderate renovation, depending on the price), paying it off before purchasing another, with a goal of buying 1 property per year to startI want to build a passive income portfolio to supplement my income, buy enough rentals to replace my income and hopefully retire early

My goals are at least $500 a month so that I can retire overseas (where life is cheaper) due to my serious health issues that prevent me from working. 

My initial plan for right now though is to achieve financial freedom and create a solid retirement plan through buy and hold.Thanks again for all the insight.

Confirm that the provider has experience with the particular investments in which you intend to invest your retirement funds as you very likely will have questions in terms of the mechanics (e.g. how do you invest in real estate, etc.).4. 

Hello all, I have an  investor friend who is retired and I was helping him to obtain a roof contractor to fix a leak in one of his properties.