AC Unit is 12yr old and Furnace is 3 yrs old.

Mortgage paydown is not included in the COC calculation because you can't get your hands on it.Those numbers by themselves aren't bad but you are achieving them by doing your own rehab and maintenance.I don't like to partner unless I need the partner for some reason.

To achieve your dreams, you need to act.

Being on the owner’s end will give me more freedom to design the projects that I want, be in charge of my own product as well as my financial success.That has brought me here and one of the tools I’m using to achieving my goal is to both flip, and hold property (as well as any number of combinations of the two).

I feel stuck, really don't know how to proceed next in choosing a niche and proceeding to achieve my REI goals.... the issue is that am new in the uae so i don't know much about the MARKET and i don't have a good network like Nigeria  but i know the MARKET is very lucrative here ....i approached a real estate broker last week ,to volunteer  WORKING with him for free during my weekend so i can learn but he told me to check back in 2 months because of some modifications hes doing hes office.i had an offer from one of the biggest property developer here in the uae called DAMAC .

I am looking to get involved in Flipping and I do not mind partaking in free labor to achieve some of my personal goals.

What was your original goal with REI, have you achieved it, how did you do it? 

I will be using an FHA loan to achieve 3.5% DP.

However, if I can pyramid, reach a goal and start paying off properties by snow balling, I could achieve the level of financial freedom I desire.I am taking your wisdom to heart and will make that snow ball happen as quickly as possible.

Why was real estate the way you choose to go about achieving that (those) goal(s)?