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What are the great places to retire in Florida? We have a home by Disney but would not want to retire there. We are looking for close to water, international airport not too far, international community (love that aspect in Orlando) and upscale. Any recommendations?

I am glad to see a thread about retiring in Florida that is not all doom and gloom!! We own a home in Orlando that we use for vacation. We love going there often and thought about moving there for work but salaries are pretty low compared to west coast. Is there anybody who snowbirds in ER...

Oh good find. I need to look into that. I have been looking at IRA->RothIra but I believe I am allowed to have a Roth401k at work. Thanks for the concern. I do expect one of the rental to have positive cash flow (see my other answer above). The other one is a vacation rental in Florida and I...

I have between ~ 10K of emergency fund. I am planning on boosting that. Correct. Majority of the non-401k is in the non-positive cash flow rentals. Overall I agree with your statement. Rental properties are not rest and vest type of investment. You have to know the risk, otherwise you could...

Hello from Seattle I am 37. I am dad, married with 3 younger kids not in college. We live in Seattle. I am passionate about investing and learning how to build wealth for retirement. I am planning to start retiring in my 50s. I have enjoyed my career so far, so I can see myself still working...