Hold time and cash flow expectations 5.

You don't need to pay off the properties to cash in the from equity. 

The less risky/more logical avenue seems to be to LTR one unit for more predictable cash flow and STR the other unit to create availability for my relatives when they come to visit.

Plus, I want to increase my portfolio as much as I can for the cash flow because I'm about 4 years away from retiring.   

Looking to utilize the BRRRR strategy for my upcoming properties to build that portfolio of cash flowing appreciating properties!

The plan is to use the cash to brrr or flip a couple properties. 

Keep saving as much as you can.

I vividly remember the countless hours spent driving to and from remote locations in rural Manitoba, alternating between early BP podcasts and Jim Rohn recordings.Over the next two years, I adopted an extremely frugal lifestyle, enabling me to achieve a 75% savings rate, sold my custom truck for a used Toyota, traded my new home in the burbs for a duplex (house-hack) in a challenging neighbourhood of Winnipeg where attempted break-ins were commonplace.

It will also depend on the amount of capital you invest, if you buy in cash most properties will cash flow.

After running rental numbers I cant seem to find a property that cash flows utilizing the LTR strategy.