Simple touches like fresh paint, landscaping, and clean walkways can make a big difference.Highlight Key Features: During the appraisal, point out any high-quality materials or unique features you've added.

Financial freedom isn't simply about replacing your current income, because inflation continuously drives up prices, making a fixed income insufficient to maintain your standard of living.

Alternatively, should I focus on making minor upgrades to the rental property to increase the rent and continue holding it, considering the neighborhood’s growth potential?

There's no guarantee that there will be more inventory in the spring, and you should just continue to look, and when the right opportunity comes up, just grab it regardless of the timeline. 

Its all a learning process. if they can continue to pivot and make adjustments, when necessary, they will do wonderful.

*Strong Economy – Phoenix is sustaining a healthy housing market, with thriving sectors like technology, healthcare, and finance continuously recruiting new residents and providing them with job opportunities.

If they continue, I will ignore it.

Before you know it you will have a nice portfolio to continue to grow.  

Start small with manageable deals, educate yourself continuously, and build a strong network and team to support your growth.

The ones that build out great companies build the skills, then they teach the skills to people to set calls for them, go to appointments for them and they continue to build out their company as a marketing/sales operation that is more fluid to create more revenue.