Creating wealth should only be one of the components of overall healthy living and NOT the main objective. 

The sky still hasn't fallen and I have healthy cash reserves just in case... happy investing!

It's called "The Hands-Off Investor:  An insider's guide to investing in passive real estate syndications"I'll show new and experienced passive investors how to find and screen syndication sponsors and investment opportunities, along with a healthy dose of advanced real estate investment analysis (so that passive investors can spot when sponsors are manipulating projections).The book is written, and now in round two of editing. 

I'm still buying, though.I'm also looking heavily at the electrical utility sector because a lot of those companies are at a 30%+ discount now, and they pay healthy dividends. 

Although maybe kept him healthy. 

i support having C/D class paid for  assuming thats what you run in Milwaukee.. as for letting us old folks kack off cant get behind that one  :)  you know 65 is the new 45. 65 is absolutely the new 45 and you'll be just fine - I suggest a healthy diet!

:D  Costs you almost nothing, and will pay big dividends in the long run.Stay safe and healthy up there in Seattle (we were just there a few months ago).  

I learned that I underestimated the cost of the bills I would but the predicted cash flow was healthy (3x the monthly cash flow on average).  

Or...I must be really old-fashioned about marriage, making babies and taking care to bring my family up in a happy and healthy home.

My approach was/is as follows:Buy solid properties in good areas.I would put as much cash down as needed to ensure a positive cash flow.I wanted to buy the property and then have it pay for itself no matter what.That means having a healthy cash flow "on paper" so that when Murphy shows up, I don't have to panic and come out of pocket for expenses.If some cases, this meant 30% down in others it was 50% down.I know that's not sexy, it is not some slick house hack.But it is solid, time tested and proven.In doing so, I never had to worry about the property.I made the investment put enough cash down to provide a solid excess to pay for the unexpected.And then I let the market, time, mortgage paydown, and inflation do its thing.