And if I don't, then my spouse gets the joy of the high tax rates. 

@Alex Silang Hey Alex, if owning RE gives you joy and helps you financially I think you should tell people as they might benefit from your experiences. 

At the end of the day, pure and simple this is a huge leftist power grab, nothing more.I could write anothe 20 pages, but I'll stop here

@Joy AllenHi Joy!

I like purely vacation areas only.

Active vs passive investingAnyone that owns property can tell you it’s not purely passive.

I did well in San Mateo and Los Gatos-purely appreciation.

Is there some sort of criteria or is it just purely objective?

Just from a pure retirement income perspective, that 85% reduced "investment" will still generate 2-3 times the income of 100% going into a traditional account.

Rent Hacking was how we saved up our security blanked for our first rental and than later our donwpyment for our first pure rental.I highly recommend you also check out- the blogs, forums and listen to the podcasts.