The fear of not trying, not creating passive income, & not providing a legacy for my family & my retirement was far greater than any real estate challenge placed in front of me.

It would mainly just be for my own self development, to have it (even if in retirement) if I ever did choose to change career fields, or to buy my own properties myself.My question is, since I have investment properties now and hold security deposits, would having my license change anything?

I meet some of the locals and they are retiring, you might be able to buy them for $70K per door.

I am a wholesaler in Fayetteville, NC which is a town made mostly of veterans both active duty and retired.

Taking a mortgage on another property is exactly the same as paying cash from an investment/return point of view.Your Retirement AccountLike with a HELOC, using your retirement account is akin to paying 100% in cash.

I do however have a retirement account with approximately $235,000 in it from a company I no longer work for.  

I normally Max out all retirement options provided.

I’m new to REI, as the “traditional” means towards retirement savings is where I got my experience so became a bit myopic.

Speaking of goals, mine is to retire within the next 2.5 years!

They can also establish retirement plans and solo 401k plans.