Using other people's money (OPM) in real estate allows you to leverage your investments, significantly increasing your purchasing power and potential returns.

There were fears when the leftist just retired president AMLO came to power a few years back that foreign investors would get hurt but he turned out to be very friendly to us and made Mexico's economy its best ever and one of the best in the world.

property radar does this on the west coast .. not sure if they have gotten to the east coast yet.its a paid for subscription but its uber powerful with many many features and notice of defaults are one of them. 

FreedomSoft CRM is another powerful option that can make lists, market, and follow up as easy as a few clicks. https://freedomsoft.com/?

We find win-win solutions that lead to profitable deals by getting to know each other, figuring out pain points, and using our negotiating power.

I'm not a CPA (although I do know a great one that specializes in RE specifically) but you can run a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation into the first year to help on taxes (although this is phasing out, but can still be powerful), and may help with your plan to do Roth conversions. 

And your heirs will always be grateful for the tax free legacy of wealth you left Them.Post being - Deferring tax on real estate is even more powerful than investing in a tax deferred IRA or 401K because there are several off ramps to eliminate the tax throughout your entire life - and beyond.

They also mentioned their would by extra cost on their power bill “which they are responsible for” from having to run the well pump for an hour or 2 to shock and flush the system!

However, house hacking is a POWERFUL strategy for getting your foot through the door.

@Mike AuerbachYep, extremely powerful tool.