Can someone tell me what the path looks like to financial freedom?

RE is all about helping one another and I'd like to pay it forward to those that are starting their journey to financial freedom.

Tenants will often pay more money for the psychological freedom of not being committed to a lease.  

I have begun paying student loans using money from my paycheck and feel that this is not a good use of my money nor helpful towards financial freedom. 

I have a desire to begin my adventure toward financial freedom with MF STRs. 

Though I love what I do for work and see myself remaining in the industry long term, we are passionate about achieving financial freedom and understand the opportunity available through real estate, to accomplish this.

I plan on using a FHA loan to get into a duplex and I currently live in CA so I would be moving to start this amazing path to freedom. 

I'd love to hear any ideas you may have for how to handle this, as I love the home/the househacking financial freedom it will eventually provide, and don't want to have to sell.

I’m looking for people who are on the journey to financial freedom.

If your goal is to earn 10k in passive income and each property cash flows $300 you will need to own 33 properties to reach your freedom number