Completing cosmetic updates to the interior, painting the whole interior, removing drop ceilings to make the space feel bigger, gutting and renovating one of the bathrooms.

Let me describe my situation: I moved to the U.S. from another country and feel ready to purchase my first investment property.

I feel that a new investor doing a BRRRR is too risky and does not have a high success rate.

Feel free to shoot me a message and we can chat!

They are collecting interest, a little less than if properties were paid off, but feel secure about the cash and if I do need to pay off the properties, I can. 

Feel free to message me or text me. 

I have a feeling you'll be able to build back your savings pretty quickly.  

You also have to explore the STR versus LTR in that area to see which may offer a great NOI.If you ever have any specific questions feel free to reach out I enjoy helping and talking REI.

@Chris PurcellI'm somebody that likes to keep situations simple, and by letting emotions and how you feel get involved, one can make any situation very complicated.

Some of these other options you listed are decisions based on how you want to live and how you feel about having strangers in your primary house and aren't something we can tell you to do.