SF homes.All were in strong stable neighborhoods with homes valued around today $250,000.

I make 600 a week no retirement insurance etc it is a family buisness.

There are likely folks there who you could work with.Note that you might be better with a traditional job that provides a salary (W-2 income) as lenders really prefer stable income when reviewing a loan.John Corey

This will not work for a primary residence but is fine for an investment property.One guy bought a retirement home on the beach.

I find the returns better than many alternatives but don't foresee being able to retire any time soon.

Routers have named Mexico as the best place in the world to retire...within the next 10 years 78 million + "Baby Boomers" will retire...and Mexico will be one of their first options....

retirement and where to retire it is definately a topic to discuss....and it seems that Mexico is the #1 choice to many Americans....Why?...

So I finally have decided it is time to at least take a long look at investing some of the money I've been saving up for investments...Here is my situation:39 years old living in sf/bay area.Super stable job earning approx $100k/year.Savings of $100-150k (mostly cash)$400k in equity in my primary residence (which was an investment unto itself as it is 5br and I am a single man) (have a 5 yr fixed interest only jumbo loan that comes due in 4/09 and is 4.5%)I love Lake Tahoe and spend 2-14 days per month there (sometimes more during ski season...vacation rental?)

Hence the debt service coverage ration (DSCR) will need to be around 1.2 to 1.5 depending on the property and the lender.If the property has had problems with vacancies the lender might just pass until the income stream is stable.

I'm trying to find out more on this type of retirement account.