The power of rent growth.  

Not sure what your time restrictions are but the fastest way to financial freedom and flexibility in real estate is creating a business out of it.

I work as a property manager in my 9 to 5 and see the power of real estate!

Grocers must eat the loss of their fresh vegetable or frozen foods during a power outage.

Take the year to do powerful renovations like the kitchen, adding bedrooms and bathrooms and updating what needs updating (up to the standards of the other renovated homes in the area).

I'm also in FL and am a RE investor (STR/MTR/LTR), developer, and just love RE and the freedom it brings.

The one thing i don't like is how much power they have over you.  

Also, the property is currently paying me to own it through cash flow.My main goal in my LTR business is cash flow … I’ll tell you right now that I can, of course, cash flow better in northern Minnesota where the average house costs 100k and I have the power of leveraging cash out refinances which is my biggest issue in CR… my money is stuck in the property.  

I've argued for this and the powers-that-be do have a good argument that they are still active just in other ways, how to cover labor and actions during that, etc..

It’s fantastic that you’re diving into real estate investing.. especially multifamily properties, which can be a powerful way to build wealth and generate consistent cash flow.