The main issue is that my driveway, which measures approximately 27x30, is in poor condition with noticeable cracks and significant indentations in the asphalt.

That’s 2.3x the return of the S&P500 when measured in dollars today.The ComparisonWould you rather have $38k today or $90k today?

*The 30yr mortgage was at 5.78% last week measured by the FED, which looks at the weekly avg.

“They are very close to where Zillow was in its worst moments.”Opendoor’s performance —as measured by the prices at which it bought and sold properties — was even worse in key markets such as Los Angeles, where the company lost money on 55% of sales, and Phoenix, where the share was 76%.

But now, today, we have noobs galore taking a snippet of info and assuming an entire narrative from it, empowered by novice agents galore with experience measured in weeks or months.

You can't measure risk with an outright tool like you can in equities, you can with just the note you're paying and dependence on 3rd parties to fund the real estate for you.

Rich is just a measure of what you earn in a given period of time- per month, quarter, year. 

Below is an example of market statistic report from my local board.https://pinellasrealtor.org/wp...In general with large data dumps you'll need to do data cleansing to gain clarity into what is being measured.

Pressure washing allows you to measure how many homes you've serviced, how much external square footage has been cleaned, and even scale up to a team if needed.

I agree with @Becca F.and am inclined to suggest you just keep it simple right now unless you have some compelling reason (might just be personal preference) to want to form an entity such as an LLC (for long term rental nix the corporation straight up as an option).At this time too I would assemble a good team of professionals like an attorney (or more than one perhaps), tax advisor, and insurance agent and communicate properly so they all are aware of any actions taken or even not taken.As a side note if this is a concern -  in my opinion, some of the steps or measures  sometimes taken to achieve anonymity might not really be effective or necessary and add cost.