As I go through this journey I have also decided to educate myself in real estate investment so that I can be best prepared for July 2020, this is the point when I will be debt-free and will be shifting all my energy to actively investing in real estate utilizing the BRRR method.To that end, I have made it a goal to analyze 2 properties per day so I can become familiar with my area and become comfortable analyzing properties...and that is where my issue is.

Strong Long Term Trends: The shift to the experience economy continues.  

This will create a space that feels larger because there are many possibilities that come with having a shape shifting bed... haha Futon is a multifunctional tool that isn't utilized as much as it should be.

They tend to shift towards the midwest due to the cashflow and appreciation potential.

The model will seem like it will work, but what happens is that a small market shift tanks the entire algorithm in one month and then you can't sell anything.

I'm a bartender, so I could increase my budget by picking up a few extra shifts a month, but this will cost time. 

Anyone shifted gear from STR to LTR ?

Most couldn't even manage a shift at McDonald's or Walmart. 

One mindset shift I would advise you on in the beginning is that what you think you are after, financial freedom, is not really what you are after.

First off, in some brokerage accounts, you can move money around index funds without incurring a taxable event i.e VTSAX to VTI or something or withint a 401k or Roth and completely change your funds much like a 1031 Exchange.Second, 1031 exchange is just shifting money around not avoiding taxes on usable cash.