7 paths to financial Independence?

Most of the companies that I find are not strictly loan servicing on an independent private loan...hopefully you will get your answer...still searching!!!! 

Hey everyone, 26 y/o from British Columbia, Canada in the okanagan area.Never thought much about my finances until recently and just came across bigger pockets around a month ago after discovering the idea of financial independence in general (probably began with youtube recommendations) and by listening to a few other podcasts while at work as an aluminum boat builder/welder to pass the time.

I'm new to these forums and hoped to ask my first question - for those that have already reached their goals of financial independence, or are are getting close and making plans, I'm curious to hear where you have chosen to live and locate your primary residence or where you're eyeing to do so? 

Personally I am trying to become financially independent and am willing to take on some extra work and risk to reach it.  

While it is possible to be completely financially independent in four years I would recommend having a plan B.

In terms of appraisal accuracy, 90 percent of appraisals come in above the purchase and sale agreement, which may suggest a bit of confirmation bias on behalf of the appraiser whereby they are justifying the contract price rather than independently arriving at the value.

For years, I contributed to a Roth IRA independently.  

My goals are to gain enough passive income through rental properties to supplement my current income and make me completely financially independent.

So if I start with a duplex or a quad as my first property my goal would be to have a net cash flow of $500I intend to use the "BRRRR" (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method but have never used this strategy before so I still have a lot to learn If I only close on two deals starting in 2019 then I will need to find another 20 deals in the remaining four years (2020-2024) that also meet this criteriaBeyond 2024 I plan to continue to scale even more over the next 3-5 years with an end goal of financial independence by ~2030 (meaning that I will not work a "day job" but will passively manage my real estate portfolio)Biggest hurdle: I'm going to be living outside of the US for the next 3 years and will (likely) not be able to physically see any properties that I plan to purchase.