I could actually live on that since my retirement home is paid for already.. :)    

This is referred to as the church house.5th up was a bank short sale on 61st street6th was a house occupied by a retired person that needed to rent it back for a month.  

Most of use want to retire sooner.

Many of the original owners are moving into retirement homes and many of the homes get sold the first time in 40 or 50 years.

I have a suburban house, am very handy when it comes to renovations, and am looking to establish some financial freedom in time for my retirement.

I am have about 10 years before I retire.

How I long for the day when I can (semi) retire on my passive income.. ;) btw, I saw someone from the east coast on a bay area forum who was trying to buy property - specifically in Hercules - to my surprise.

The flip side is that while the super cash flow properties in the high crime areas pay out every month, the long term appreciation may not be much at all, while the Elm Grove home might end up going up in value enough to retire on!

Future not really at the normal retirement age but I would like to allow my parents to retire and free up there time as well.

I plan to get an equity line of credit and use that money as down payment on another apartment building in Jacksonville since that’s were I plan to retire eventually.