Honestly, it seems like you’ve got more skin in the game than I do since I’m just getting started as a bird dog, but I really admire your approach.I think your focus on tax-efficient strategies and building a reliable team is spot on.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

House hacking a duplex can be a great move, and Houston has some awesome spots like The Heights, EaDo, and Spring Branch.

You would then stress to not incur any improvement cost above $22,000 or you may have to liquidate the property.In this scenariod, $60,000 if you are making an above return at 10% to 12% annually + $30,000 making $4% in a HYSA, the average return is maybe around 8%The blended return would be about 9%You may be better off investing in the stock market, get a slightly lower return but without all the added stress / work.

Go to local meetups, search these forums for people that have mentioned that they do private lending and attend other RE events.I agree with Tim, spot on. 

Quote from @Frankie Monahan: About pace, made me mad was I invested with him in the Sperber event, where pace promised a spot on a NFT house in Texas, but he lied and has not answered me for almost a year  need to know more about this. 

Popular choices like Fidelity, Schwab, or Vanguard let you invest in a range of stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs.

We have Clearwater, Saint Pete and Indian Rocks beaches that are hot spots for STRs.

This is true of parking spots, sheds, garages, etc.