Or 740k with 1031 exchanges but not everyone wants to tie up their money again.On top of that, you're negative because you only put down 5% and $900-1000 in rents back then wouldn't cover you.

That would tie up too much of my capital on my first deal.

Is there a tie? 

Between job transitions, grad school, money tied up in other business ventures, and the rising interest rates, my real estate investing pursuits were pushed to the side.

I’m betting on being able to upload my brain to the cloud soon and not being tied to my physical body.

I don’t feel like tying  a 20-50k pork chop around my neck just to get the other big dogs to come out and play.

This one is about as passive as can be, I haven't seen it in a year and only had a few texts from the tenants in the last year.in summary, my initial $30k that I saved from working/side hustles now controls a $2M+ 16 unit building tht cash flows over $60K but will likely net another $400k+ in a sale/1031x to something else.As you can see, the other side of my strategy is how it all ties together.

The vast majority of buyers are not actually buyers at all...they're assignors, meaning they will tie you up in a contract and then try to flip the contract to another investor who actually does buy properties.

They hold it for 2 years then return it back to you, but the credit line remains and grows and tied to your SSN.

I noticed your comment on a few hundred dollars a month, I would say that yes I agree it's still profit however, the return of only a few hundred isn't worth the risk of tax, insurance vacancy or some repair pushing me over the edge there, I would rather find something a little more appealing if I am tying my money up.