Finally, the compact size of tiny homes often results in lower utility costs, further enhancing their affordability and sustainability.

However, financial freedom isn’t a one-time event; it’s about sustaining your desired lifestyle for the rest of your life.Once you have your goals, the next decision is where to invest.Investment Market/CityThe investment city determines all long-term income characteristics, including whether rents rise fast enough to outpace inflation and how long your income will last.Understanding inflation: It takes more dollars to buy the same goods every time you go to the store.

California real estate investors enjoy: - Sustained demand - if you have all the money in the world, California is a great place to live. - Sustained limitations on supply - all those "tenant friendly" laws that landlords on BiggerPockets love to hate on actually work wonders for the landlords, at tenant's expense, over the long-term. 

One concern that I have is that I need to be able to sustain this during a downturn.

You could grow a portfolio but will it be sustainable?

It sets you up for a more focused, confident, and sustainable start.

The problem is the sustainability of these students.

You make revenue here and there but the goal is to generate enough in the winter to sustain all the expenses for the entire year. 

Consider if refinancing after increasing rents could work, and whether MTR/STR demand is strong enough to sustain long-term profitability.Keep as LTR with Minimal Cash Flow: While this avoids a cash outlay, being cash flow negative or barely breaking even isn’t sustainable long-term.

I was determined and wanted something that I could sustain for the long term for my family's livelihood and control the effort I put in and the results I got from that effort.I specialize in sourcing properties for fix and flip investors nationwide (wholesaling, but with real-world experience and closed profitable deals for myself and my investor partners) with a roadmap to acquire rental properties as finances permit.A lot of our deals are currently coming through organic search as I have a background in substantial traffic generation through search engine optimization and organic means.