I've got a mixed use building with a vacant 5200 sg ft. medical space on the first floor.

I would avoid new build properties from southern impression homes.

My goal, over the next five years, is to utilize real estate in lieu of my current hourly consulting income, by building a portfolio of rentals.  

Just in case.Ultimately whatever correlates with your future plans but a solid way to build long term wealth.

I also have no problem doing some sweat work to build equity in the beginning as well.

I knew this 4 years ago and decided to build my real estate portfolio to get enough know how to finally get involved.

Building small units in small counts is expensive development.  

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Learn how to identify motivated sellers, avoid common pitfalls, and build a profitable real estate portfolio.

I think new builds don't really work from an ROI standpoint, but if you can find properties that have easy ADU conversions then the value might be there.I'm in MA and we just made ADUs legal by right, so I'm looking into the best ways to add value using them.