Either way, the path to financial independence is through investment, NOT through a job.

You might be able to "hack" it by lowering your numbers to their limit and then adjusting the results accordingly, but it would likely waive your audit protection, so it's not recommended.$7k sounds high to me for a SFH, even in NY.

I know one of my investors got audited by the IRS and they didn't dig any further on their real estate professional status after seeing they were a licensed real estate agent.

I think house hacking could leave you in a great spot, use only 1 of your 10 conventional loans, and you remain independent in a place YOU own.Dive into the education tab on BP and read everything you can get your hands on.

For example, we have to do a delayed financing to pull money out without seasoning since our property count exceeds the threshold.2)Appraisers are independent. 

As for the age I bought my first house at 23 and became finally independent at 30 and there are plenty of people who start younger than that.

Own a VRBO in the middle of OR wine country in Dundee.OOC - What does a winery need to do (independent of seasonal issues) to make consistent money?

If your goal is financial independence or freeing up your time for other pursuits, you don't want to be plunging a toilet at 9pm on a Sunday.The more involved you are with your renters, the more likely things will go south on you.Just some things to consider.

Great question @Dylan Short - It's great to reinvest your way to prosperity and financial independence.

Mentally I'm there I did a great thing for my family in getting us moving toward financial independence.