It all happened because my mother was retiring about 12 years ago and was not going to have enough to live on in retirement.

He has been fantastic- we have some great retirement investments and are 200% better saving for the future now than before.Only issue- he has been dead-set against any real estate investing.

I have a good business now and not looking to retire on rei cashflow.

My current strategy is to buy and hold for long-term residual income to augment retirement, or perhaps become a full-time investor much sooner - should I progress quickly enough.

I'm only 32, so I should have plenty of time to grow that into an early retirement.

I can't stand when gurus put titles like 5K in 30 days or 1M in 1 year or retire a billionaire in 10 years.

Another one is when the only realtor who will show you the property onsite is a retired marine carrying a Glock.

The last two deals I did was with a lady who was part time, and a retired nurse.

Part of my REI journey is not only for me, but to help my parents manage their retirement funds.

I am currently selling my time to an employer but am hoping to change a lifestyle so that I may retire someday.