The house required new flooring, new exterior siding, new windows, new cabinets, new siding, new plumbing, and new electrical.

Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, Sheetrock, Cabinets, Flooring, etc.

It seems odd or may be not that the shills and fake accounts started showing up after Pace rug pulled the very people who fed him hundreds if not more people who paid thousands of dollars to join.

A coat of paint on the walls and cabinets goes a long way.If you are renting out rooms, is there another bathroom?

I have been told   a crash is around the corner by hundreds of different people for the past decade and some change.

It seems the return is great on SFHs but inefficient in terms of scalingI don't envision myself one day owning hundreds of SFH but I'm interested to hear what you'd do in this situation: Continue to purchase good SFHs and hold?

You might waste more time and money trying to save a few hundred dollars.

As an advisor who has written over a hundred IULs and own two myself, I can lead you to the correct way to structure these and show you what to avoid. 99% of agents aren't doing the best job for the client and this only makes their paycheck fatter.

There are literally hundreds of great books you can get (BP has a great selection here) and thousands of hours of great content on YouTube that will teach you everything you need to know.

You could probably fit 40-50 small yards on that land and rent them out to contractors for a couple hundred dollars each.