I could see someone making that argument... but enough so to claim one is "retired" while the other isn't simply because of that increased effort... nah.Unless your retirement plan consists of cashing social security checks and praying that deposit lasts until the next one hits... or dwindling down of a nest egg of cash... there's always going to be a money management aspect to retirement.

Has anyone here installed a Nest thermostat before?  

Buy the house, Reno then Rent out, or Rent out 2/4 units, move into 1, while you move tenants around to renovate the others etc.In our situation, I am trying to have a nest of funds available so I can start.  

The OP often doesn't have a real gripe other than they don't like whom they're posting about and are simply looking to stir the hornets nest by creating negative press.

I use cielo breeze to lock the settings so it cannot go below 73 degrees.I can see the settings on my phone so I know what's going on.I use Two Nest for the main units "Best upgrade I ever made"The two main air handler units are used very little now,, where they use to run almost constantly.

The solo401k may not speed up the retirement process, but it could potentially give you a larger nest egg once the time does come.

Holding onto as much of your nest egg while getting by is going to be critical to ensure you have a comfortable future.

Now you’re a connector and there’s value in that.If you can adopt an attitude of ‘delivering value’ to others no matter what it is you’re doing, then you’ll be well-positioned to succeed in real estate and any other business for that matter.So don’t wait around until you’ve amassed a small nest egg to start ‘getting involved in real estate.’

It is not his life savings or nest egg.

BUT...if the goal is to save any income from appreciation or cash flow to keep building a nest egg until its generating enough income to retire on, how is SFH vs OOS MFH vs syndication any different?