Are they going to put you through hell during the process, and are you okay with it?

The numbers may be 30-40% lower than today's cost, but the process/approach to estimating may be good for you to review.

When managing multiple applications, it’s crucial to ensure your process is both fair and compliant with local, state, and federal housing laws, including the Fair Housing Act.A best practice to avoid any perception of bias or confusion is to process and work on one application at a time.

Like you, I’m diving into books and podcasts, but I also believe there’s immense value in learning alongside others and gaining hands-on experience.I’m in the process of connecting with like-minded individuals to create a community of new investors who are eager to learn, share knowledge, and even collaborate on deals.

It can be a drawn-out process, but it might get you closer to that $500k value.

You can always leave and repeat the process and rent out your old living area.  

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

If you are just downloading data room info from brokerage sites and plugging into a model, you are refining your skills on the "act", which is certainly necessary and helps make the process faster.  

Rents will rise much at a much faster rate, so the challenge of finding cash flow (enabling more investors to become "capable") will gradually recede as SFR cap rates gradually expand - it will be a process, not an event - over the next few years.

Wouldn't mind becoming a millionaire from this as well....Should I hire a few ppl to scale the house flipping hustle (marketing, lead acquisition..ect)?