How do you approach balancing immediate cash flow with long-term equity growth in your investments? 

I have a job that also affords me a lot of spare time in my schedule and I'm looking to use that time to begin/continue/grow a real estate portfolio.

It will likely still continue being a difficulty.You mentioned bills, are they credit card bills?

Experienced investors typically value properties like yours by analyzing cap rates, cash-on-cash returns, and income growth potential.

This is not as passive as other investing but it will help launch your portfolio so that you can continue to invest without needing to work additional jobs.

All told, cash flow will be a function of your down payment and your management of the property.FL tourism continues to flourish. 

There's always more to learn and building a network is essential to growth and success. 

For the contractors, there are always going to be ones that have you already saying yes to stuff and will just continue to send crazy change orders, and when they do that is when you stop the project and go elsewhere. 

Population and economic growth, strong tourism, proximity to other New England cities.

Are there any local meet ups, groups, or anything going on to start meeting people and continue trying to learn more about real estate investing?