Financial freedom is my goal and cash flow investing is the route I plan on taking.

In the former category, you have people in the trades, manufacturing, a lot of retail workers and health care aides.

My question is in order to invest and obtain more financial freedom.... do I refinance the house and pull the cash to invest, refinance to home to a lower rate and no PMI for a 700.00 dollar payment (house rents for 1500.00 a month), sell the house and take the 80k and buy multiple rental properties with 20% down and also buy another home to live in?

After the recession my world in new industrial and health care construction came crashing down, I was laid off without notice and zero work to be found.  

You, like us, know real estate is the key to financial freedom and what can be more inspiring to talk about than that!?

My goal, like many on the site, is for early financial freedom.

I got into this business for the freedom it brings.

I know this is quite the wall of text, but I don't really have any family or friends who are financially knowledgeable and don't really know where I should turn to for advice, so I apologize ahead of time for the novel below.I had been working two jobs, seven days a week, 72+ hours a week for the past six months, and had planned on continuing to do so until I could secure a loan and make the transition into a rehab project on what would be my first property (I decided a while ago that real estate was my answer to early financial freedom).

To me, money creates FREEDOM.

I know that for many there's a burning need for financial freedom, to retire early or to become a successful REI but, portfolio's typically arent built quickly, they take time, focus, and dedication.