Honestly if you have enough work full time guys are the way to go.

Strategic Purchase: Acquired a discounted double lot below market value with a $17k impact fee credit.Custom Design: Built a 6-bed, 5-bath home tailored for co-living or multi-gen use, maximizing tenant appeal.Efficient Management: Managed construction, and self-managed operations to minimize costs.Premium Marketing: Furnished the property and used multiple platforms to attract quality tenants quickly, achieving full occupancy.What was the outcome?

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Second: writing off the full cost of a new car is badly overhyped.

At your scale, you would likely need to go full steam ahead and get the required licenses.

Armando, Do a house hack with 3.5-5% and live in the property for a year, build some equity, and you'll have a full scale rental when you move out. 

I always enjoy learning about other markets, and this post gives a fantastic blend of data and local insights that really paint a full picture.The real estate stats are particularly interesting.

So now I'm in a position where I can approach investing/landlording as a full time job if I want and try managing my properties myself, which is something I'd like to learn.

New build maybe a bit aggressive getting into real estate unless you have a builder as a partner in a deal to see the full steps or stages that go into new builds.Why new build?

The Austin metro market is approaching that territory.Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:On the rental front, a recent Redfin report placed Austin atop the list for the largest year-over-year decline in median rents among US metros:Appropriate rental pricing and high-quality marketing are vital to navigating the current leasing market effectively.