If financial freedom is your goal, you might be surprised (or bummed, or both) to find out that you're unlikely to pocket any cash flow every month house-hacking in LA.

My main goal would be the brrrr process but I'm interested in pretty much any investing.

My main goal would be the brrrr process but I'm interested in pretty much any investing.

@Scott Carrillo what's your goal here from a return on investment perspective?

This is my only rental experience.I am curently reading and listening to podcasts and planning out my investments for when I move home and want to connect as much as I can prior to my return.Thanks for any resources!

Our goals: 1. 

Working in the tech industry, I was able to save enough money (initially planned to buy a home for myself, but after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad the goal obviously changed) for my first investment.After analyzing the potential markets to invest (Ireland, UK, and Portugal), I came to the conclusion that Portugal was the best choice.

As I am almost to my goal I look to acquire my first property by the beginning of 2018.

Your strategy will depend on your goals.  

You have two options to avoid paying back the depreciation expense: 1) sell the building through a 1031 (this allows you to buy larger and larger properties each time without getting hit with capital gains tax or deprecation expense capture back, 2) refinance the property  and cash out your original equity (along with some or all of your appreciated equity you earned from the time of purchase) and use that cash to purchase another property.I intend to use both options in order to achieve my goal of 1,000 units.