Not pushing insurance, but;A company, one of the big 3 for example, has excellent schooling for property & casualty agents, you'll get drilled in business law, torts, liability, risk assessments, neighborhood valuations, title matters pertaining to insurable interests, contracting, labor exposures, workman's comp will be touched on again from the health insurance side.

The BP community has been great to get exposure to other aspects of the industry too!

This creates tax exposure to the IRA on what is called Unrelated Debt-Financed Income (UDFI).  

The Indianapolis syndication is a fund across multiple classes, B+, B++ and A- (this limits exposure to just say C class or B class)I hope that helps!

I would like to retire in 10 years and am considering selling the house which could produce about $1.4M after realtor fees, then use that to buy ~3ish rental properties cash in an 1031 exchange so I minimize the tax exposure and start producing monthly cashflow that can provide the basis for a retirement in 10 years. 

They might help give you some exposure to different real estate investing avenues you likely haven't thought of yet. 

And, I hear you, @Timothy Edwards ...it is a bit overwhelming diving into this real estate world, having never had any exposure till now other than buying our first home last year.

Awesome, the more exposure, the better.

This gives you the best of both worlds, it still let's your money work for you but also limits your families exposure should you pass on. 

It shall limit your exposure to lawsuits significantly.