I will connect to message you the link, so feel free to review at your leisure. 

A close friend of mine was in the same shoes as you.Before giving the middle finger to his corporate job he paid off all his credit cards, bought pre-paid gift cards for food, restaurants, movies, and other leisure items, he got his medical and dental checkups done while he was still on insurance, and reduced recurring expenses in order to live as lean as possible in start-up mode. 

I’m working towards a COMPLETE life of leisure through real estate investing.

Better access to food, water, health care, education, comfort, leisure, recreation, opportunity.

As a young man trying to survive in America, the Army took me all across America, Haiti, Egypt, Kuwait, etc... these days I travel for leisure in and out of country.

However, if you are focused on wealth building and going beyond FI, getting to the point of time freedom AND into leisure lifestyles/frivolous purchases, then you will need to focus more on growth.

I have almost 7 years of living expenses, leisure funds and vacation saved up.

For General contractors that want a good chunck of money upfront typically, start the job at their leisure, do shotty work, or a combination of the two. 

With Charleston being voted the #1 place to visit voted by Travel and Leisure there clearly is a market for STR.

The area is always expanding the business district as well as downtown, from Access to low cost regional talent, competitive real estate cost, strong work ethics and excellent facilities for sports, shopping, leisure and healthcare.