It helps you learn as well as cut and or eliminate your living expenses for the time being.

Then eliminate areas you cannot or do not want to invest in and develop your strategy.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

I am thinking of using an apartment or condo to eliminate my commute four days per week and making it available on weekends for STR.  

I would say the deal flow I can get by not being anonymous far outweighs any liability risk because I do the things on a day to day basis to eliminate most liability risks.

This option eliminates my capital needs, since I do not own the property.

Consider using the snowball method to help you eliminate debt.

I cant tell you how many times I've had to explain to investors that there is no magic DSCR wand that eliminates the personal credit risk/impact or allows them to borrow 100% of the purchase price or whatever. 99% of DSCRs require a PG which WILL impact DTI on any future loans, whether SBA, mortgage, consumer, etc.

They cut operations staff down to bare-bones, cancelled over 1,000 listings with no notice, and moved entirely to a revenue-share model (which is why they eliminated those 1,000 listings, as they were non-revenue share). 

Here’s why:Complete Control and Lower Risk: With a cash purchase, you eliminate many of the complexities that can come with loans, such as interest rates, appraisals, and financing contingencies.