Even if your rental properties do outperform the market (unlikely), when you include the "return on hassle", it's not even close.
The cost of your time, dealing with tenants, etc., is far higher than a few percentage points a year.
I’m 30 years old & I can’t grasp property taxes. So like even if the house is paid off in full…the government still owns the plot of land that the house is on? LMAO🤣🥴