My portfolio ranges from 100-500k per house.

Let's say you can make $250/door just to pick an arbitrary descent number - which would make rent $1,367/month.Your 1 paid off house has all the other expenses but P&I.  

@Moe Hirsch - Agreed they have come a long way.I figure Lowes / Home Depot cabinets work great in my house so why not the rentals.

To further expand my real estate endeavors, I acquired another condo near the strip, implementing a house hacking strategy to optimize the use of space.

So, even if a deal seems just okay this year, it could turn into a really good one in the next couple years.Also, selling houses in Orlando is super competitive these days.

I just recently bought my first house so cash is kind of tight but I want to add sources of cash flow more than ever now that I have a mortgage.

We are hoping to sell the house as soon as they are gone).

I would very much like to start investing and house hacking.

Gains through crypto felt uncertain to me but still had a draw, so I decided I wouldn't use more than 5% of my disposable income to gamble (whether on leveraged index funds like QLD or crypto).

You can browse the forums for more information, but those are actually both pretty high risk options as well.Have you considered house hacking, or a live in flip?