If your goal is financial freedom, which is a long-term goal, not so much.Financial freedom is a long-term proposition, not a one-time event.

Long-term, look into refinancing once property values increase to lower your interest rate or pull equity for your next investment.Good luck!

I wasn’t handed a blueprint for success—I had to build my own, piece by piece.Right now, I’m navigating real estate while under pressure and recent setbacks .

-Explore builder-financing programs, private lenders, or hard money lenders who may focus more on the deal itself rather than personal experience.If you can demonstrate successful project management and a solid business plan, funding will become easier over time.

Data point: we have a long-term rental in a popular STR neighborhood listed through Zillow right now.Every person who writes asking to do some sort of arbitrage is blocked by the Zillow platform.I don't even have to say "no thank you anymore."  

Renting it out long-term gives us a $3500to 4000 monthly, we could  rent out one bedroom to a nurse and the other to our daughter but still would be a negative.

I use this type of system in a ten unit that I own because the cost to submeter each one was cost prohibitive I usually don’t include other items like wifi/internet unless it’s a furnished/short term rental. 

The property sold for $154,900 on 2/7/25, delivering a successful outcome thanks to strategic updates and efficient project management.

Successful investor don't come out of pocket very often.  

For instance, the term could be 3 years and add a clause that says they have to return the property to the condition it was in when they moved in, not just keep their deposit.