As @Lucas Martinez mentioned, FMV rents in Santa Barbara have exploded, I'm trying to be considerate of my tenants while also exploring a path to adding value to the investment--which I know probably falls into the oxymoron category.

Actually, he never mentions passive income.

@Alex CollinsAs mentioned by Jonathan Greene.If you're transitioning from nursing to full-time real estate investing, focus on house-hacking in high-demand areas like downtown Indianapolis, Carmel, or Greenwood, targeting short-term or mid-term rentals.

He's selling the house because he needs the capital to do a new build.I forgot to mention its a 3 bdr/1 bath.

as @Noel Challenger mentioned ?

Then as you mentioned-- from there, I would network to absolutely find him a few mentors that would allow him to just shadow him.

Did you mention what kind of deals you were doing to get that many doors that quickly?

The DSCR scenario you mentioned doesn't seem too far off depending on the full scenario.

Others have already mentioned your options.

As the others mentioned above pay off the debt.