I don't know what your big why is for pursuing financial freedom through real estate, but I can tell you for me, it's being able to be with, support and love my two amazing sons, of whom I am proud beyond measure.
While I would describe the relationship with my own dad during my teen years as rocky and rebellious, I now realize how much love, and all the amazing gifts he gave so selflessly to me.
Brings to mind something Mark Twain is reputed (though actually not) to have said…
"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺-𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴."
Whether you have kids or not, take a moment to appreciate at least one little thing your father gave you.