Sounds like you are coming from a very strong financial foundation (HUGE achievement in itself).

You can achieve this through an investor qualification form and that is the safest way to achieve such a relationship.

The best way to find them is to send out mailers.Some good lists to target are Absentee Owners with Equity, Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores.You can work with a list broker to optimize your list for your area.

It would suck to invest in real estate the next 10,20,30 years at a job you hate in order to reach financial freedom. happiness can be achieved for many without putting a dime into real estate.Think about What really brings you happiness?

What are you trying to achieve here?

However, if you are looking at the $500k you mentioned, when you find the Micro-markets that match your plan, and blend the MM and your Plan with the best strategy for that Micro-market and plan, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of years to achieve what you're looking for (or sooner).

The best way to find them is to send out mailers.Some good lists to target are Absentee Owners with Equity, Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores.You can work with a list broker to optimize your list for your area.

For example: IRAs - Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP-IRA, SIMPLE-IRAQRPs - 401k plans, profit sharing plans, defined benefit plans, etc.For real estate investing, the optimal plan type is a QRP that is intended for an "owner-only business" and is referred to a "Solo 401k" or "Checkbook 401k."

It sounds like you have a great start for planning on how to achieve your goals.

But you have to learn to use it and enter your expenses regularly for it to work optimally for you.