Purchase price: $90,000 Cash invested: $40,000 Sale price: $1,650 This 100+ year old, 3 bedroom home, is ready for new owners to bring it back to life.

I'm doing everything I can to learn about real estate investing (mainly via reading), and there are concerns I have about my future in this field, that I want some more clarification on, and better yet creative solutions.

Keep pushing forward—this is just the beginning, and I’m excited to see where your journey takes you!

There are about a dozen or so other STRs just like this in about an hours radius of myself.

As I am building this plan, is there a rule of thumb I can use for future value based on NOI?

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Unfortunately, this is my max budget, and I wouldn't be able to go above this amount at all. 

You’ve got this!

Bridging a funding gap in situations like this can be challenging, but there are several strategies you might consider:Bridge Loans: Short-term bridge loans can provide immediate capital to cover the funding gap until your other funds become available.

In this situation a DIY cost segregation option sounds appealing.