I am still in the learn and go stages of REI as well as in the middle of my 63 hour Real Estate Sales Associate License courses.

Hey @Michael Martin, at 55 with a plan to retire at 65, most advisors should recommend debt pay down and more conservative investments as you enter the wealth preservation stage of life.

I am in the education stage, but I would like to get to the buying stage soon.

and i guess you can BRRRR your way to a turnkey - just depends what stage you buy it at, right?

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At this stage, I see this strategy as one of the top three approaches for me to start actively investing. 

I never bought my dream home at the stage of my career when I was at the age you are. 

So now I’m stuck at the stage of choosing a market.I have ~$60k saved up and set aside (separate from personal expense/emergency funds).

As rates go down prices go up (and frankly once the Fed merely utters the possibility) home prices are climbing, and you will pay far more in total.