Are costs really lower with a container? 

The barrier to entry is lower so they seem attractive, and to the person who knows what they are doing, they can be very profitable.

I will continue to do my research and try to find a CPA that handles Texas and has a lower minimum I think.

You can also start exploring a house hack to utilize the lower DP

Would you reach out to unmatched leads if their budget is slightly lower, or do you think it's not worth the time?  

The rate will also be lower than either of the two previously mentioned options. 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

They are buying NNN single tenant or NNN multitenant retail properties in TX, OK, SC, NC, GA, FL, AL, TN - the states to which the population is migrating and that have business/real estate friendly governments and lower taxes. 

I always invested in the “higher end of the lower end,” starting small and working my way up so the banks had no issues financing my next property.

The quality I can improve but once the limbs have hit 1 inch the value is impaired moving from A to B or lower quality.I’ll process logs, rough sawn, kiln dry, planed.