Employment status, amount of funds, geography, age, investment strategy, and a variety of other factors will inform your decision.A checkbook plan in either the IRA or 401(k) framework will generally provide advantages over the services of a 3rd party custodian.

I'm tipping for the service provided, not the meal.

Are there any free websites or services with this type of info or are they all mostly paid memberships?

It gets even better when it improves service for home buyers, sellers, and renters.

My suggestion is to not waste any more time and proceed to FC.As far as mitigating the risk of the lawsuit, the best thing you can do is to make sure you and your servicer (as much as you can) are 100% compliant and doing everything by the book.

If you're debt service is higher than 45% of the rent rate, you're probably not going to cash flow.

@Christian Edward KrogThank you for your service and congratulations on being wise enough early on to plan ahead!

As for cash reserves, that can vary based on the age of the property, condition, location, etc...but I've always hear $10,000 per property (scales down per unit if you buy multiple) is a decent starting assumption.Flipping is active income (not bad for building wealth in the short term), buy/hold is more passive, and cash flow is great (playing the long game)...military installations often come with a decent amount of buy/hold opportunities due to the housing allowance service members receive.lower end is okay...if the neighborhood is.

Hello Kevin,First I want to say thank you for you and your wife's service.

@Rinee John de Leon with all the good info.On the flip side, I generally don't suggest using web referral services such as Angie's List, CraftJack, or HomeAdvisor.