I'm in the process of transitioning out of a FAANG SWE position to be full time in property development.

There's not enough houses for people to live in. Most people hate you for "driving up prices" and "gentrifying neighborhoods" - but it leaves me much more satisfied than engineering.

After paying ~40% tax for a decade and paying ~3x what the Fed and State spend per Capita over a lifetime - it's nice to see my working hours reduced dramatically and my true tax rate drop down to ~12%.

You don't need to make $1M per year, when you don't have to give $400k to the tax man.