@Darren Sager, I reached out and developed relationships with commercial brokers, I think they have more established relationship with investors, reason why am not first priority or lack of confidence. whatever it might be, following and being persistent in my pursuit should help me find the deals.Currently am looking in the Bronx and Westchester, NY, let me know if you have any multifamily deals worth looking at or know of someone that has access.Nice meeting you Darren, look forward hearing more from you.

By taking a measured approach and balancing your professional life with your investing pursuits, you'll set yourself up for long-term success.As a side note almost 100% of the people that I know that have not taken this advice return to a W2 Position.

There will always be a desire for more money, more assets, and more investments, leading to a constant pursuit of financial growth.Secondly, true financial freedom requires a level of self-control and discipline that is difficult to maintain in the face of the constant temptations of consumer culture.

The right property manager not only handles the day-to-day burdens of property management, such as maintenance, tenant relations, and financial oversight, but also reduces your stress and frees up your valuable time for more strategic and enjoyable pursuits.

Because at some point there's going to have to be a level of risk you take on in pursuit of higher returns.

Stabilize it, then in 6 months / 1 yr buy another one while incorporating lessons learned from the first one.There is a lot of info out there saying you must set up an LLC first to create a liability separation but honestly, if you are just starting out, and you’re not a multi-millionaire already, you really don’t have much for tenants/lawyers to go after in the first place.Point being, don’t let setting up an LLC delay your pursuit of financial freedom and jumping in on a good deal (cash flow after expenses) Property.

I have been working through The partnership book by Ashely Kent and Tony Robinson and so far it has been giving me a lot of insight and answers to questions that have been glossed over in my pursuit of RE education.

This pursuit of perfection can lead to analysis paralysis, as it becomes challenging to find a property that meets all criteria.

I am now in my pursuit of financial independence and am looking to invest in RE sometime in the future. 

Im not saying to downsize your goals (quite the contrary) Im just suggesting that there are two ways to tackle this problem, especially if your goals (as it sounds) aren't actually financial ones but rather lifestyle ones.It is possible to do both AND to find the "balance" point in between, and if the goal of this whole passive income pursuit isn't to have freedom and spend more time doing what we love today... than what is the point?