If the purpose is to increase cash flow in absolute terms, the avenues to that seem to be 1) buying all-cash or 2) financing and using leverage to acquire multiple properties.For example, one might say we could buy one property for $250k call cash, or buy 5 properties for $50k down each to achieve the same cash flow.

I became a millionaire at 35 and a deca millionaire 10-99m at 50Looking to connect with folks in the same boat.If you have achieved this level of success, let’s hear your story.

Its just an American trend and curious if anyone here is trying to achieve it?

You have ~$250k available at a valuation of 1.5M and 75% LTV (which should be achievable even if self employed).

You might be able to achieve that if you're buying used cabinets off Craig's list.

I think as we achieve some of those and gain more confidence then I’ll be able to grasp the extent of how far we want to go but it’s such a good reminder to keep asking the whys and keep those in our site !

Minus fees and closing costs you should be able to achieve zero of your own dollars left in the deal. 

However, I'm stuck on what I should do in the short term in order to achieve my goal.

If you'd like to own a single property to make some extra cash every month, then paying fully in cash is a straightforward way to achieve this.

There are certainly markets that get a lot of attention and ads and discussion here on BP, but there are many more markets out there where turnkey companies operate and passive investors can achieve their expectations.To assume that you can be ahead financially by doing things yourself rather than with a Turnkey company would also be an off assumption.