Are you maxing out retirement account matches and Roth IRA or backdoor Roth if you are a high income earner?

I’m a full-time W2 earner.

It is disheartening to witness a mentorship program that boasts substantial financial success, with students allegedly earning substantial monthly incomes, yet fails to ensure that their own employees receive even the minimum wage they are entitled to.

There is the flip side as well, charging an honest wage for work done.

That means rental losses (from depreciation, mortgage interest, repairs, etc.) typically can’t offset your W-2 wages unless you qualify for specific exceptions.

IF they can locate the tenant and win a judgement, they will most likely garnish their wages (assuming they have a job).  

Things in your tax filing need to be really off to do this.Being a REP/active participant and using cost seg to offset a spouses (or your own if that's all you do) W-2 wages is fairly common practice.

Job growth is slowing; there are signals that wage pressures may begin to ease.

Their economy has been getting hammered the last 2 years due to their Real estate market implosion, Manufacturing wages have gotten too high, so they are not the low-cost producer anymore, whether the Tariffs or Manufacturers moving operations- their export market is declining. 

Our family profile is W2 wages , and a few LTR properties.