@Kate GranahanOne thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.

I am looking to start out with house hacking, and venture into fix and flips as well as buy and holds in the future.

Reason for choosing lending vs buying actual RE in your SD 401K.Thanks.  

Personally, I do not want to leave a future taxable gain to my family. 

Essentially they pay for 3 and get 2, and the 3rd night remains bookable in case someone else wants to reserve it.Without that feature available, I would re-institute 3 night weekend minimum, at least in peak times.

Well, they may have other properties doing great and need the tax write off... maybe they're expecting great appreciation of the property and will sell it later... maybe rents are rapidly rising and they expect to be cash flow positive in 20 years when they plan to retire anyhow... or after the mortgage is paid off...Who knows?

Done a little of many things, I'm 24 and want to keep building my skills repairing homes as I feel there will be more of this work in the future.

I think that roof design will cause you future grief. pass.

While rate reductions may be on the horizon, Powell's tenure's end in 2026 adds uncertainty to future monetary policies.

I'm not aware of any other real-estate related options, and outside of having a business of some sort to have write-offs, I only know of the traditional things like maxing out retirement contributions and such.