Lately, I’ve heard more real estate bulls touting rental property as the perfect retirement investment. Truth be told, it can be. You probably know people who’ve built a nice income stream in their golden years from a well-chosen set of rentals. Trouble is, there’s a big—and too-often glossed over—problem with being a property baron: it’s not the easy ride housing fans make it out to be! That is, unless you like being on duty 24/7 to fix clogged toilets, chase down deadbeat tenants and deal with noise complaints. I don’t know about you, but that’s not how I plan to spend my golden years.… Read more