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.  

I would avoid new build properties from southern impression homes.

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

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

Building small units in small counts is expensive development.  

My realtor recommended SDIRA Wealth, a company known for its high-volume new builds every year.

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.

This is for a brand new build on Kentucky Lake around the northwest corner near the dam.