Dave....real estate has made many, many a millionaire. My real estate agent always tells me "they ain't makin any more dirt". Looks like you've done pretty well. I've considered rental properties, but never took the leap. For better or worse....being an Amazon addict I have made Amazon my "rental property". After an initial investment I try to buy one share a month and see where it takes me. A retirement planning guy told me "the best retirement plan is to keep working until you can't because it is very difficult for most people to replace that income".

Fishing has never been about the fish....