You already mentioned Mid term, which can be a great way to increase cash flow.

Leverage is a big factor in real estate investing, as investors can control large assets with relatively small down payments, increasing their potential returns (and risks).6.

You can find SF properties that already have in law suites, garage units, etc, and now legally rent those, so it should increase the appraised value significantly.

I would want to make improvements to all units and increase the rent to market value when the renovations are completed.

Who cares about lifetime interest costs, except to the extent you can easily lower them (refinance to a lower interest rate) to increase your cashflow.

What is your Annual Rental Rate Increase look like?

Household Debt Rose by $184 Billion in Q1 2024; Delinquency Transition Rates Increased Across All Debt TypesMay 14, 2024

You are already paying rent, so pay it to yourself to increase cash flow and accelerate savings for the next investment. 

Purchase price: $169,000 Cash invested: $33,800 Property was recently renovated to increase the value of the property and the cashflow What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

While I could write a whole dissertation as to way, I have no appetite to enter into a kind of discussion in which too often egos become prevalent over helping one another.What I would do if I was in your position is to ask about investing in the US to somebody who actively invests there and ask about investing overseas to somebody who actively invests in Europe and the Caribbean and then draw your own conclusions.