While cash flow is always a plus, I prioritize long-term appreciation as a key factor in building lasting wealth.I’ve noticed that many investors focus solely on cash flow without considering long-term wealth creation.

@JC Wu yes I do think that SF and core Bay Area has mid to long term appreciation upside.

I have lenders that I can point you to that would likely be able to give you a better product that will pay off that primary residence loan, or restructure it into one that doesn't take so much long term value out of your equity.

Curious if anyone has done that since land loans aren't great terms.

I've read numerous guides and watched many YouTube videos, so I have a good theoretical understanding, but I'm still unsure about the best way to start investing in U.S. real estate.My plan is to begin with long-term rental properties and then eventually move into flipping and the BRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) strategy.

I figured my network of people I help/work for, will help in the long run. 

@Desiree Board For your mix of long-term rentals (LTRs), short-term rentals (STRs), and house flipping, an LLC is ideal for liability protection and pass-through taxation.

We do long-term rentals and practice BRRRR on every deal.

You need to keep in mind that this should be a long term hold at least to a point when you wanna convert back to CAD that you are not losing on conversionWhen i started in 2012 it was like 1.05-1.07 

Leveraged houses perform 3x better then the stock market.