I'd like to address the OP's original question about becoming financially free in 3 to 5 years.First, let's look at what does Financially free really means.My definition is not whether or not your passive income stream exceeds your expenses.My definition of financial independence is that you have the option to work or not work.

If you have a solid stream of income, the property debt services, strong reserves and credit, you should be able to find a bank.  

I help and show people how to use some of their savings to create streams of income through multi-family buildings.

If she (with your help) executes a 1031 and reinvests into a more lucrative property, your mother will have an additional income stream and no current tax burden.

You see the science fiction movies now, but in a couple decades they will be real life.

I'm contemplating taking the Directv received out of the unit and replacing it with a Roku/AppleTV/Google Chrome, etc. to offer streaming services, or maybe a DVD player with access to those streaming services. 

The entire 13-hour plane ride back to San Francisco I had burning question in my mind; how to I create a lifestyle where I have the freedom to take a trip like this whenever I want to.As soon as I arrived home I began to heavily research how to get started in different types of investing and creating passive income streams. 

When I purchased the property, the pine trees were swaying in the wind, the skies were beautiful, blue, and the stream running from the mountains past my house was calm and beautiful. when I moved in it was raining, the stream was overflowing, and the pastor was flooding.

Begin to make a passive income stream from renting it4.

Find a method that has more than one revenue stream and that could help you.