When we close on both new build properties in July 2022 it will  bring our total portfolio value to $3.5M.All the financial stunts I pulled along the way:Borrowed against my 401k, took out a HELOC, pulled lines of credit, flipped a Toyota Tacoma for $4k, bought and rented out a fleet of 4 cars to Uber drivers, charged lime scooters, sold my dream truck, bought a clubwagon van to store things in to save on having to pay for a storage unit, bought a 2006 Honda Civic as my main car, borrowed from private lenders, slept on friends couches and even ran up credit cards.Every Biggerpockets rule I broke:The 1% rule.

Still walking or scooter/bikeshare distance to light rail.

Below is what we did to add value:Furniture store rent went up by $3.50/ft x 31k sq ft = $100k to NOI10k sq ft leased at $8/ft = $100k to NOIoutlot (small portion of parking lot) sold to Scooters Coffee for $460kSeveral other value adds