You mentioned W-2 income as part of a way to save on taxes. 

It’s usually best to open a separate business checking account so your rental income and expenses stay organized and away from personal funds.

STR income: $160K/year.

Rental gives $500 monthly income from $2,000 rent.

For our purposes it's all for an income stream. 

Examples:44109 (median home price went from roughly 50k to 125k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77009/cleveland-oh-44109/ 44102 (median home price went from roughly 30k to 120k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77002/cleveland-oh-44102/ 44106 (median home price went from roughly 100k to 200k in 8 years)https://www.zillow.com/home-values/77006/cleveland-oh-44106/ It has the highest rents on average in all of Ohio for major cities and the median income is not even in the top 3.

Median incomes are an insane gap from cost of household/properties.

LA in 2024 had a minimum wage of $19.33 an hour. 52 weeks at 40 hours a week grosses you $3,350 a month.

The company and others that he runs own nearly 100 properties across the city’s low-income neighborhoods, records show.

@Baris Keser concluded that most of the listings on roofstock are overpriced compared to all the homes that are sold/for sale in the area and also current rental income and market rental income is about 10-15% over the comps as well.