This book exposes the cracks in most retirement portfolios, then opens your eyes to the benefits of rental income. With pensions slashed, savings slim, and Social Security insufficient and unpredictable, most people won't have nearly enough money to last them through their retirement years, but seasoned real estate investor and landlord K. Kai Anderson proves that real estate is an investment that anyone can dive into to fund their retirement…lucratively! Not leaving anything to question, Retire on Real Estate also lays out a complete plan of action, including how to: Get started--by either purchasing property or converting your residence into a rental Reduce the risk of vacancies, repairs, and problem tenants Spot smart investments Choose the right mortgage, or even out-of-the-box financing options Trade up to more profitable properties Don’t wager your retirement on Social Security, dividends, and unpredictable bull markets. Real estate is an investment that will always pay off--if done correctly.

From two leaders of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, a bold, contrarian guide to retiring at any age, with a reproducible formula to financial independence A bull***t-free guide to growing your wealth, retiring early, and living life on your own terms Kristy Shen retired with a million dollars at the age of thirty-one, and she did it without hitting a home run on the stock market, starting the next Snapchat in her garage, or investing in hot real estate. Learn how to cut down on spending without decreasing your quality of life, build a million-dollar portfolio, fortify your investments to survive bear markets and black-swan events, and use the 4 percent rule and the Yield Shield--so you can quit the rat race forever. Not everyone can become an entrepreneur or a real estate baron; the rest of us need Shen's mathematically proven approach to retire decades before sixty-five.

You've worked hard, lived carefully, and saved diligently. You've reached major milestones and accumulated more assets than you dreamed possible, and yet you hesitate. ""Can I retire?"" This book will help answer that question by showing you.... The tools you need to live a secure and independent retirement, without worrying about money What you must know before leaving a career behind How much it will cost you to live in retirement, and how to manage your cash flow The current choices for retirement health care, including lesser-known but effective options The threat from inflation: two secrets that politicians and bankers will never admit A realistic assessment of the impact that income taxes will have on your retirement Social Security's role in your retirement: when you should claim and how much it's worth to you How to construct and manage an investment portfolio for income and growth in retirement About immediate annuities and why you need multiple sources of retirement income The key variables and unknowns in your retirement withdrawal equation Reviews of the best retirement calculators, and tips for how to use them accurately Beyond the simplistic 4% Rule to the latest research on safe withdrawal rates Realistic bracketing of your retirement savings needs, without over caution or overconfidence The history of economic cycles and the related asset classes for optimal retirement security A survey of strategies plus original research for how to orchestrate your retirement distributions A practical "retirement fuel gauge" alerting you to problems while you still have time to act Backup plans: the "lifeboat strategies" for ensuring you'll never be without essential income The 6 crucial questions to answer before you can retire The one, simple, powerful, non-financial reason that you can and should retire earlier than later

Strategies for creating real estate wealth by star ting small--and always making the right moves Nationally known real estate expert John Schaub learned his craft in the best way possible--on the job, and through every kind of market. Over three decades, he learned to bank consistent profits as he built an impressive real estate mini-empire. Building Wealth One House at a Time reveals how virtually anyone can accumulate one million dollars worth of houses debtfree and earn a steady cash flow for life. Unique in that it focuses on buying houses in good-quality neighborhoods, Schaub's nine-step program includes: Renting to long-term tenants, with financial incentives to pay on time Avoiding the temptation of bigger deals, which invariably include bigger problems A 10-year plan to pay off debt and own houses free and clear

"If you want to be financially independent and retire early, House FIRE is a must read. Alan Corey makes real estate investing fun, practical, and painless!"Barbara Corcoran, ABC's "Shark Tank""Alan Corey played a huge role in my real estate journey, and I wouldn't be where I am today without him. He knows real estate and he knows how to make money. This combination is a win-win for anyone with goals for financial independence or early retirement."Brandon Turner, host of the BiggerPockets podcast and author of "The Book on Rental Property Investing"Do you have enough money for retirement? Want to cash out of the 9-to-5 corporate workweek while young enough to pursue your dreams? Are you ready right now to live off the income from a handful of real estate rental properties?Beginners start here. Learn about the technique called House FIRE (financialindependence, retire early). Find out how to create the life you want to live with just a few real estate investments so you can fast-forward to a stress-free early retirement.Whether you are starting from nothing, have one or two rental homes already, or looking to diversify other investments into real estate, House FIRE is your step-by-step guide to immediately changing your financial future. Learn how to overcome analysis paralysis and typical first-timer freeze when evaluating rental properties so you can be in complete control of your time and money and live the life you always wanted.

A brilliant and practical five year plan for all who dream of retiring while they're young and healthy enough to enjoy it. Provides clear advice on how to overcome the personal, financial and psychological obstacles.