This intrigues me as a way to find a stable, positive cash flowing property to get me started.As I was looking at properties and crunching numbers, a duplex seemed like not only the most monthly cash flow, but also the highest COC return.

They had always spent too much money on the house, underestimated reno costs, overestimated ARV, assumed best-case scenario on all timelines, etc. etc.My last investor reno I did was for a couple spent all their savings on a home in what's basically a retirement community south of DFW.

I'm far from a retirement expert, but you may be able to roll the 401K into a self directed IRA and use the funds that way.

I'll be "retiring" from the military in the fall of 2015.

I'm not trying to get rich now but I am trying to retire by the time I'm 45-50.

Our goal is to retire in 5 years.

This is more stable, but still no guarantees.

My goals in real estate are mainly to buy and hold in order to have income to retire from.

I am 60 years old and hope to retire by the time I am 66.

Property is in stable condition.