@Larry Heinen Freedom Mentor is what it's called.

Since 2018, I've been able to focus on financial freedom because the income covers the expenses and offsets shortages, i.e. when someone is short or is laid off, etc.

With four prospective future college tuitions and the ever-increasing price of admission financial freedom is a must. 

May be I will slow down around age 50 and I hope real estate gives me the freedom to do that. 

Hey @Christine Krevalin - wow, thanks for sharing and happy to hear that you're in a much better situation now than before (I mean owning your own home and on track to financial freedom). 

@Brandon Heimsoth - I hear/see this a lot about the freedom to withdraw all Roth IRA deposits free and clear whenever you want, except I find conflicting info from the IRS regarding qualified distributions:https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590b/ch02.html#e...  

My problem is that while I make a decent income in assignment fees it does not provide me the financial freedom and I see the monster share of profits go to the investor/buyer who is usually NOT me.

Our son Kieran who will be 3 in October, and our daughter Posie who will be 1 in December.We are both ALL-IN on REI because we realize this is our path to financial freedom.

Do it a 3rd time and you are living rent free, where you want, with the freedom to move when you want, and you are building equity in 3 houses. 

I love this world and the potential for freedom!