I'm just hoping to make 20 years so that I can draw retirement and medical benefits. 

I am doing this to set up a retirement for myself and my family.My plan is to do some wholesaling, with a bigger emphasis on flips as my main source of income. 

If you are in your 60s and looking for a special place to retire, then Spain is awesome, but that isn´t your situation.I´ll finish on a positive note by saying that Spain is a beautiful country and a great place to live. 

After months of searching for a multi-family deal, last year I took a leap of faith (and some money from my retirement account) and put an offer in on a 2 family property that has potential to be converted to 3 family (up-down style house).

Rehab costs were about $12K so total out of pocket investment was about $30K.I lived in the home for 26 months until May 2015, when I retired and moved to Florida.The house has been successfully rented since I moved out starting in June 2015 and I am happy with the property management company.

I am currently seeking to acquire 1,000 units by 2020 with the end goal being to generate retirement funds and income for the nonprofit (the majority of the funds).  

What sealed the deal was the inspectors closing remark about having a PENSION... and that's when the lightbulb in my brain began to burn at over a million lumens - its all about feeding this guys retirement plan!

I have about 20% of my current income diversified in my 401k and a Indexed Mutual Fund so I have a plan for retirement regardless of my wife's 401k.Is it a good idea to cash out a 401k early to fund a rental property?

I'm now in my mid-30's and I don't think there will be pensions by the time I retire, so I need to make sure we are financially free by then.

I got interested in real estate investing after watching family, friends and coworkers having to go back to work after they retired.