Real Estate Agents as independent contractors are eligible to contribute to a Solo 401K, and invest in real estate. 

To make money in real estate you need one of three things, time to contribute towards deals/investors, deals, or money.

For cleaning, my lease says all shall contribute to cleaning every 2 weeks.

And of course if there is an empty bed room then it’s only fair that you as the landlord contribute the empty room  portion while it’s vacant.

Tony helped me craft my "WHY", a guiding principle that I used to quit my CPA job to buy large apartment complexes, a thread I continue to update - I quit my CPA Job to buy Large Apartment BuildingsSo back to your request, over the years I have transitioned from Certainty to Contribution.

Personally my view was, only contribute what the employer matches (free money).

You can contribute/transfer a property without selling it.

So obviously that is contributing to the violence in the immediate area. 

To @Russell Brazil's point, this is a highly desirable area and that is driving up the demand.The factors that contributed to Austin's growth (Texas' business- and real estate-friendly environment, large companies setting up shop here, huge influx of population largely from the coasts) are still in place and seem likely to continue for a while longer, which should provide some protection against any state-, nation- or worldwide correction that takes place. 

.) - the variety allows for greater diversity, less volatility, better rebalancing options through less correlated assets, and less risk of having to sell shares in a down market to fund expensesCurrently focused on tax-efficient investing through capital gain/loss harvesting, retirement contributions, roth conversions, etc.Overall, I filled a lot of time on starting a passion project (blog + podcast) and investing activities this past year and it went by super fastI had fun investing and had incredible returns but am now looking at diversifying the gains in a tax efficient manner by moving large gains from my active portfolio over to passive funds and some innovative growth etfs for a longer-term tilt towards the companies that could be the market leaders 10 years from nowThis post is partly to help me reflect on the year and exactly how I got here and I hope my story can encourage others as well as give them practical ideas that have helped me reach FIRE.