"Jake Walker is doing a lot better financially than most of us are at 25 years old. Since he tells us he's already maxing out his 401(k) and saving money in a Roth IRA, adding real estate to his retirement portfolio could be a smart move.

""I think it's a really smart idea to look at real estate as an income-producing pension replacement,"" said Maggie Kirchhoff, a CFP at a Colorado- based firm called Business & Personal Finance."

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