Regarding solo 401k, maybe this is slightly off topic, I use equity trust and they say you cannot have any employees other than a spouse.

How should I use my family ties and education to make the most out of investing in land?

There's no difference in a local flipping a house than flipping the small mixed-use building that is vacant in town into a couple commercial units and some apartments above. 

We put $4,000 into the upper unit.

.: @Sadler Surratt - just curious, why did you ask Cosmo about looking into turnkey options in Huntsville? 

Uses to see this advertised.

I'd like to use this to make an "all-cash" offer on a SFR, and then convert that to a conventional mortgage to pay off the HELOC.  

You will probably figure out where you want to live here and then you can back into which areas make sense to house hack from there. 

For my clients, they're looking to charge a premium rate, so I use this formula to ensure the value justifies that higher rate (better bookings vs. more bookings).

Line Item Fee Collected Rents 10% of All Collected Rents New Tenant Search & Onboarding $500 Business Hour Service Calls $80/hour + Materials Cost + Tax After Hour Service Calls $110/hour + Materials Cost + Tax HVAC Cleaning & InspectionGutter CleaningSpring/Fall Exterior CleanupSeasonal Mowing & Weed TrimmingSeasonal Snow PlowingGeneral Contractor Vendor Cost + 10% Oversight Fee