Your journey into short-term rentals sounds like an exciting shift—I can feel your energy for taking on a new challenge. 

there are of course more creative strategies to reduce that up front outlay, or recoup your capital, like, say, the BRRRR method. but they are time and energy intensive and certainly not hands-off. 

They market as “lock in now at today’s prices and reap the benefits later”  but that is just not the reality.

I don't have the time or energy to file a complaint with the credit bureaus and my score is still over 800 so I'm moving on.

What I do have is relentless energy, focus, and the drive to succeed in real estate.I’m diving headfirst into multi-family and commercial real estate because I know this is where true wealth is built.

For me they've been a great source of ideas, resources, energy, and comradery.

Will look to refi next year and get all our cash back (have 1 year left on generous seller financing)Failure: still battling a tenant eviction industrial property, costing me money (I can afford) but time and my energy (not a great use)A ha moment: just to focus on higher equity slugs into fewer deals, the law firm is #1 for me2025 goal: complete exit, closing Jan 9, keep making offers, grow the law firm with less billables

One priced at a million+ dollars, or one priced at $400k? 

I invest in an A/B area with an average purchase price of $500k.  

After spending all day dodging junk mail, junk e-mail, junk texts, and junk phone calls I have very little energy left for junk BP posts!