It's why everyone is looking to hack everything (do it quicker) instead of focusing on the principal of compound interest in everything they do.My dad taught me a great lesson once when I was driving.

File all receipts in a dedicated Google Drive folder.

Would be good to clarify this as it would be meaningful if upon sale those gains were taxed as active income.

After he shows you the property, drive by there at 9PM on a Friday night.

With your drive and background, you're well-positioned to build a successful portfolio.

That's good fear to have and it's driving my need for education.

Are you willing to cut your nightly rate aggressively to drive occupancy rate? 

It will drive up prices to compensate.

As @Chris Seveney mentioned there is not really enough equity in house 3 to get a meaningful LOC. even if you were able to leverage enough to pay off House 2 the new rate you would be paying would be higher than the existing mortgage, so you would still be behind overall.Your ROI on those payoffs vs keeping money in index funds is not very good either.Lastly, remember that cash flow from rentals can seem good until it’s not.

Enjoy that music--this is definitely a moment when agents who can say no, and drive action--will see some serious benefit.