You can EASILY pass several million to your heirs tax free and avoid at least a $1M in taxes if you spend anywhere near 20 years investing in real estate. 

There's a specific forum for House Hacking.You'll want to spend some time reading through there as it's a common topic.

Spend 2026 stabilizing it as I want something with meat on the bone. 

Take the money you would be spending on filing and additional costs and put it toward an umbrella policy.

A BP fan favorite and a great way to snowball overtime. 4️⃣ Invest in Syndications or Private Lending:If you’re not ready to own property yourself, you can passively invest in syndications or become a private lender on fix-and-flip projects.

I'll message you privately.

This means your tenants' private-sector jobs will eventually end.

with private and HML  the deal is done all at once.. 

It feels like the first week of the month, I spend chasing down payments to make sure all of my loans are paid, even though I have everything on autopay. 

Even completely self-serve laundromats require daily cleaning and light maintenance.As far as time costs, expect to spend time each week troubleshooting equipment issues, routine maintenance, cleaning, and handling customer issues.