<prompt> Human: We dont make that much money and we dont have high expectations for our retirement. We want to be just normal middle class. We slowly bought a bunch of rental properties in low end areas that we manage. They make a profit with some nice leeway so we dont lose money even if we have to evict a tenant. However, the reason we bought them is the expected value. At present value they are worth at least close the 400k if we liquidated, this is profit, after mortgage payoffs. We figure in 25-30 years they will be completely paid off and worth a lot more and we can sell them if we soChoose if the rent, social security, and the 350 a month or so we put in 401kiramutual fund isnt enough by then. Any thoughts?  <response>: Nobody said your retirement has to be in a 401K. Real estate is an asset that can be used for your retirement. 