Hold off on my plans until 2026 when rates will drop, and I'll cash out with $950K ($3.1M+ RE).

My current goal is also to eventually get 5 or so rentals for some easy cash flow, be able to do maintenance and flips myself when needed, and live off of that one day.

Overall it looks like you captured the key data, I would include a row with % for each expense to calculate off of so you can see what your assumptions are easily or change them.

It caught me off guard too, few months after closing on the property.

Having a youtube channel and adding content (videos) to your channel can be a great way to increase awareness of your brand + help with off-page seo.Do you have any reviews you can add to your site?

Since the lender will pay off my debts first, and I won't touch the profits yet, do I get taxed after I pay off all my debts and get the remainder?

BUT there are some misspellings in the contract an punctuation is off...

Choosing a market for your first investment should be as close to local as possible or you won't learn anything and will be too hands off.

I started off with a duplex in 2020 and now have a solid portfolio of rentals with my partner.

I will use it to get another HELOC , pay it off in 5 yrs, then rinse repeat eventually part of funding my retirement income since i am 57 yrs old and had lost most financial security when my spouse divoced me.