I say this not to be sarcastic, but because I've found this is a legitimate question in the 'digital' age.

I’ve checked out realtor.com and played with some filters to narrow it down to be more specific to age of homes, price, and sold price to determine if they might be in areas I can farm and drive for dollars for potential wholesale deals and get some targeted lists together.

Hi Cheyenne, First off, props to you for wanting to take action at such a young age.

I'm about 8 years from retirement age, with just a few thousand in savings and a 401k that's smaller than the national average for people my age.

If it helps, I’m 25 and my ultimate real estate objective is to generate a medium class salary equivalent through cash flow by age 32.

@Michael L. the reason I replied to your thread is that you and I do think alike; in the past I had created a list of "intangibles" that I would score two or more properties on, as a tie breaker of which to offer on first.My list, in no particular order is: market time, age of big ticket items i.e. roof & windows & hvac, neighborhood, schools, view, curb appeal, potential, floorplan, owner's benefits (size of master suite, common areas), and "gut feeling".I never actually used the list.

It's in your best interest to have anyone that's going to be living in the house and over the age of 18 on the lease.

My long term goal is to obtain some rental properties and retire on their cash flow when by the time I reach age 59.5 (easier said than done I know, especially in socal).I little bit about backgroundReal Estate = my wife and I currently live in a 4 bedroom single-family detached home bought in Ontario California at the end of 2009.

He wants to maintain that throughout retirement, which begins next year at age 65. 

It doesn't matter your age but more importantly that you are eager to learn.