However, I have come full circle on the job market, and being a bit tired of my passive investments, I want more control over my wealth creation, specifically in real estate rentals.Recently I picked up one of Brandon’s books on audible, which has focused my general meandering through properties into a goal-oriented outlook on real estate.

The prices reflect wealth creation, job creation etc. if that was not the case a big chunk of the population would be actually moving for better jobs and a life elsewhere.

@Sabine FrenchYou put "real estate investment strategy" 3rd after asset protection and tax strategy.I would like to emphasize that real estate investment strategy(if that is the path you go for wealth creation) should be first and foremost.

If you can get a 4 unit and share the basement with your roommate, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can share responsibilities.Personally, I am very bullish on New York and NYC itself.

@Matthew Barbaccia The key to wealth creation is multiple streams of income.

If a tax code change eliminates the step up in basis then entity creation that survives your parents is going to be key.  

If you can get a 4 unit and a basement, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can not worry about a property manager and boost your yield.

This is why the infamous BRRRR method works so well with 1031 investors who want to also be active buying and rehabbing.Entity creation when contemplating 1031s takes some careful thought so you keep the greatest flexibility and avoid tying  to together with your partners.

It appears the age restrictions that are still present in the original campaign were not automatically copied in the creation of the duplicate.

If you're still on the education track,  here are a few suggestions on my end:I've read through just about every MF book out there (12+) - here are my top 3: 1) Joe F's book "The Best Ever Apartment Syndication book" (already mentioned)2) Syndication is a b*tch by Bruce Petersen3) Lifetime cashflow through multifamily properties by Rod Khleif Some great podcasts to subscribe to as well: Lifetime cash flow, Pillars of Wealth Creation, Best Ever Real Estate showAlso, Udemy has some fantastic courses on underwriting, asset management, and syndication for VERY cheap.