As you might have guessed, my rentals are a big part of the reason I am blissfully jobless...So - am I an investor or a landlord?

If an investor would decide to rent your property rather than own or rent their own home, I guess to each his own.

I guess several reasons.

So, that's what I'm telling potential renters.Putting the cart before the horse I guess.

I guess I was pretty vague.

hello DaveI guess what im trying to ask is.How would I go about getting a loan and buying the house, as it would be in another state.

My guess is a solid realtor should have good contacts so maybe that's a starting point?

I guess my question to you all that have experience with real estate is whether real estate is a good option to achieve financial independence fairly quickly (by age 30, is that too ambitious)?

My plan was going to be the same as you Stephen, guess I'll have to rethink my plan over.

I guess it's quite obvious that otherwise it would be like playing with FOREX.