So in addition to the depreciation recapture you'll also pay tax on the net gain which @Basit Siddiqi  and @Wayne Brooksdescribed very well for you.So you've got a potentially healthy tax bill. 

The housing market is currently very healthy and we have no reason to expect a housing crash even in the presence of an economic recession, so for those reasons I believe it is a great time to buy.

I have excellent credit, 10 years of strong W-2 income at my government job, a really low DTI ratio, and a healthy balance of cash reserves.  

This way you get more traffic and it creates a little healthy competition.

As far as health, I'm healthy enough and plan to seek health care in a country where it is cheap when the time comes or even getting citizenship in another country and getting health care completely free?  

Seriously though in order to scale your going to have to take risk that involves debt .you just need to keep a healthy ratio of income and debt to keep above water  

The route I chose was newer build properties that would appeal to everyone, especIally working professionals desiring somewhere nicer than any non-student apartments.Seeing consistent rent growth with those in addition to healthy appreciation due to location in the path of growth.

That said it's still a healthy market but for those investors looking for two to three year ago prices (and I include myself there) we're going to need to readjust expectations. 

I've listened to a healthy amount of the podcasts so far and have set up my keyword notifications.

Many people in their 70’s live a very healthy 10-20 more years .