Before getting started, I’d recommend focusing on three key areas:Strategy Selection – Understand the different investment strategies (BRRRR, short-term rentals, etc.) and determine which aligns best with your goals.Market Research – Study the market you want to invest in, including property values, rental demand, and economic trends.Laying the Foundation – Take proactive steps now that will set you up for success later.

There are only 2 ways, as I see it in the current market, to get actual income/cash flow from a rental property - a paid off long term/mid term property or a well bought short term or rent by the room rental.

@Kavya VeerapaneniThere is a market for short term rentals in Danbury.

There aren't many "short-term, get rich quick" type investment options in SoCal today. 

Purchase price: $80,000 Cash invested: $145,000 Turning a 3/2 into a 4/2 duplex for short term rentals.

Can you give a little more description of why you're not having "any luck"?

Long story short, ended up buying the property after getting to know the owners who were cleaning up when I went over to ask them permission to cut down the leaning branches toward their roof.

Here are some key strategies to consider:*Invest in Distressed Properties – The best deals for investors often come in foreclosures, short sales, and older homes in need of renovation.

If they’re open to living elsewhere, keeping the property as a short-term rental seems like the more profitable long-term play.If you’re enjoying the self-management and the demand remains strong, I’d lean toward keeping this property as an STR and exploring ways to add another.

I'll be 45 next month.option A) Kiyosaki Model: Don't sell and run either long term or short term rentals through it for a year to show income on the property than pull a $300k mortgage on it to build another house in the same neighborhood... repeatoption B)  Ramsey Model, Sell it for $600k.