With the flip we sold last year, everyone I showed the house to when selling pointed out the unique things of the house.

I don’t have any policies anymore that are less than $2400/year.

It's all been a whirlwind of learning and doing and I'm looking forward to starting my journey with the goal of financial freedom in the next 10-15 years. 

Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: In 2025 the bonus depreciation rate is 40%.This means that if you bought a property for $1M in 2025, did a cost seg study and found $300K in eligible assets that you could depreciate, you could take 40% of that $300K as bonus depreciation to offset your income in the first year.40% of $300K = $120K.You then apply that $120K to the owner’s personal tax rate to find the final amount that they can defer in year 1.If your tax rate is 37%, you can defer $66.6K.This is a big deal even at the 40% bonus depreciation rate this year.It’s a massive benefit 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

Or sell using the 1031 exchange along with a partial 121 primary residence exemption There is a way you could take advantage of the 121 primary residence exclusion allowing you to take the first $250k of the gain tax free ($500k if married) and qualify for a 1031 exchange.Say you purchase a property as your primary residence (house hack extra rooms for extra income) and lived there for two years while stationed there.

First year was very rough with poor property management and tenants.

But consider this: if your time is worth $100/hour and you spend 40 hours a year on tasks you could outsource for $25/hour, you’re effectively losing $3,000 of potential value each year. 

For 2025 I will be taking a leave from my fulltime W2 work start 1st July for rest of the year.

I am starting real estate school soon to get my license but here in Florida I was told I can buy as an investor without.