I just recently close on my first home/rental property yesterday and am excited to have finally started the journey towards financial freedom.

I too decided recently that I needed to start taking action otherwise my dream of financial freedom would never happen.  

If selling one and paying off the other rentals and getting mega cash flow gives you the freedom to do what you want, then do it. 

I have a lot more freedom today because of those 5 years of hard work.It took a while before I was living a more purposeful career.

Something outside the norm of passive income or financial freedom?

I want to be able to achieve financial freedom for my family.

So if I get one more good one, and continue to raise rents 4% a year I’ll have the freedom to do whatever I want to some extent. 

That could be the difference between "retiring" or achieving financial freedom in 5 years compared to 10 years.

solo is freedom and allows short term decision making.

I know that many real estate investors focus on generating consistent cash flow, but I think it depends upon what stage you are in your path to financial freedom, your risk capacity and risk tolerance, and what the actual $$$ nest egg you are trying to acheive.