I would love to work with very well experience individuals who are savants in their areas so we can benefit from each other and build long lasting fruitful relationships!

That means that I outlive it and I'm around to enjoy the fruits of my life's work and I get to watch my kids and grand children become adults.

You'll get a much faster and bigger ROI by getting even a 5K annual raise at your W-2 job than putting 50K into a deal that nets $250 a month for example.Real estate is definitely a great long term wealth building venture, but based on your post there's some lower hanging fruit you can pick to change your life first.

Househacking primary home = pays the mortgage on my home, instant $6K income, peace of mind, but some loss of privacy, too many eggs in one basket, appreciation on 1 property only.Buying rental properties instead = multiple properties appreciating over time, more diversified, but cash flow very hard to find, how to get to $6K cashflow instantly?

There is also a basket with embroidered makeup removal washcloths my wife did up.In the main linen closet there are 12 more towels, 6 hand towels and about 6 washcloths.In the master linen closet there are 6 more towels, 4 more hand towels and 4-6 washcloths.I also have a ton more in the owners closet so I can just swap them out as needed.

PS: also please diversify it and do not put all your eggs in one basket

Are you hopeful that the economy will pick up and investing in this market will be fruitful in the long run or are you staying clear of the area due to the economic crisis they are in?

You hear the same neighborhoods ad nauseam: Little Village, Albany Park... and then someone chimes in with something they saw about avoiding "dangerous" areas based on some low-hanging fruit they came across online. 

It's been a long road, but a rewarding one, and as we celebrate the fruits of that labor and try to make it as impactful as possible, I'm simultaneously keeping my pulse on the real estate deals up north.I guess that's enough for now.

You can't do that with your Stock.Now, when it comes to stock picking, AAPL did Fantastic... but you would not put all your eggs in 1 basket here, so the return of 27.22% IRR is not going to be achievable because you are most likely to diverse yourself for risk management purposes.However, the same for my Real Estate.