And would like to get to Seattle some day (our retirement spot, maybe sooner).But, no flipping experience.

I am interested in building a passive income stream to pay for my kids college, retirement, and help others in need.

They make a good income, better than a retired nurse, and teacher with a Master's degree (my DH).This will bring their payments down by more than $100 a month, including the taxes, ins., water & trash that i currently pay as the landlord.

San Diego is one of my possible retirement cities.

I really do not mean to whine and complain, But I am exhausted.I love where I am, Sometimes I am actually helping people build "retirement funds" or wealth and real estate knowledge, while learning for myself, but right now I am barely breaking even on the investment of simply getting my real estate license, much less marketing expenses or the time/lack of sleep I put in to this.I am learning about market trends in specific residential areas.

I am going to be stationed out there for the last four years of my career before I retire from the Army.

This unit rented for $600, but now that it is renovated we will raise the rent to $630 in May and $660 next year.Tenant is on fixed retirement income and we want to keep her.

The investment aspect that's most important is not to spend too much, so we can retire, not to flip it.

Dallas is a good stable market with a great economy.

I have stayed in vacation rentals that are primary residences and they must couch surf when it is rented; that isn't what I'm talking about.The recent podcast has my brain chugging about vacation rentals.My husband and I have discussed opening a B&B in retirement, but decided it is too involved and maybe not playing to our strengths.