As for what you should be looking for, I think that I'd lump NYC along with SFO and Los Angeles as one of the absolute toughest places in the country to achieve financial freedom.

Set your goal, plan your steps to achieve that goal and master each step till you can duplicate it, then scale it to larger properties and investments.  

I worked 60 hours a week for the last 10 years to achieve this. 

The property needs to be renovated to achieve maxium cash flow.

The property needs to be renovated to achieve maxium cash flow.

BRRRR does not work in every city as you know for a variety of factors but we are able to achieve them right now in Indie.

He achieved financial independence around the age of 30 through real estate investing. 

This is my first post, I been thinking on helping people to achieve financial freedom for quite some time now.

We plan to achieve this goal by generating cash-flow through the buy and hold strategy, likely starting with a 4-plex in Anchorage using a FHA loan as an owner-occupant to begin house-hacking.

Here's the low down:250 Units, Evansville, IN | Class C+/B- AssetAcquisition and Assumption of Existing Debt (35yr Amort at 2.93%) + Mezzanine Note + Equity of about ~23% Equity Raise: ~3.1 Million (our own cash + limited investors as well).Plan: achieve cash on cash returns in the mid teens (going in 8.55%), IRR of 15%+ and 2.25x over a 7 year hold.