My lawyer retired recently.

It owns nothing and has more retirement options.   

The turnkey I bought wasn't a home run by any means, but it provides a good return in a relatively stable market and has **knock on wood** been one of the smaller headaches of a house to own.

With this being said, I don't see myself keeping a 401k because I don't plan on being employed by a company until retirement age.

I’ll also be doing my own investing with the goal of creating enough passive income to “retire”.

Hello,I am exploring the possibility of converting some or all of my Rollover IRA account into ROTH IRA account to reduce my tax burden when I retire.

(or the debt that give you a poor credit score rating). " What are we going to do with the free'd up income" and finally " How much money will i need to retire comfortably and when can i retire?"

That being said my main focus for retirement is in real estate and my Thrift Savings Program (TSP).

Your book sounds more like a strategy for personal / retirement savings.

If I have a stable job, no debt, money saved up, no major expenses... should I buy a house right now to lock in the low mortgage rate?