You'll likely also reduce your cost of living by moving to a stabilized apartment.Depending on the cashflow and debt paydown, you can use this strategy until you've built enough equity to reinvest.On the other hand, getting into a multi-family after refinancing will also help you build substantial equity to rinse and repeat in the coming years.

I was thinking maybe Houston because my boyfriend lives there and I’m there a good portion of the year as is, but I’m open to any good market.

I live in Portland  Maine , I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.. thank you.

Because if you need to live off the cash flow what you're really looking for is a business. 

I live in the Newark area.

The wear/tear is much less for STR because the guests do not live their full-time.   

My mum currently lives there, she is 80 and not very well, but you would also become a tenant in common and as such if you had the time you could profit 100% from the transaction, as I need cash urgently and am willing to heavily discount the asset.I am wondering if there is a market out there where someone wants to get a foothold in the London market by buying my part of the property.

Financial freedom isn't simply about replacing your current income, because inflation continuously drives up prices, making a fixed income insufficient to maintain your standard of living.

I have a client that bought a condo to rent after living there and the HOA ended up outlawing rentals.

Live way below your means and save the majority of your income.