Lastly, go do 5 more and retire, start a band, or go skydiving.

A few years ago I came upon a blog post or article somewhere that showed how much money it would take to buy rentals to meet the income of a traditional 4% rule retirement account.

You learn to be professional and not laugh early on, when you're working with brand new real estate agents who refer 'clients' to you who have no income, no credit, and no savings, but are dead serious that they want to buy a $1.5m house in San Jose oh and by the way they also want the lowest interest rate they can find advertised on the shadiest corner of the internet. 

(I watch at 1.25 speed to save time)Another great resource is the WholesalingInc podcast.

To set a checking and savings. 2.

To set a checking and savings. 2.

According to the neighbors and what I found after they departed, not so much.I recently attended a retirement seminar and had my eyes opened to a world I had not thought of, so I started researching.

You will save a lot.

Save up more (not just the down payment) and pay cash for properties? 

I also don't think I have enough cash saved to do a renovation.