If construction is already underway you need to move fast while discounted supplies last. 

Then in Jan 2017 there was a roof issue found and I needed to send $2000 and he was sending another $8000  to get that under way.

Therefore having 25% saved can possibly cover the mortgage while the build is underway.  

The only way to finally get it underway is to get dirty.

While the auctions were under-way, you could see almost all parcels (even very poor ones) had large numbers of bidders bidding. 

At $1,352, the average rent remained virtually flat in the metro’s fastest-growing submarket, Columbus–Downtown, where more than 1,100 units came online since the beginning of 2016 and an additional 1,573 were underway as of October."

Also look for firms with a high degree of tech integration and systems in place that produce results (lead generators, marketing, CRMs, transaction management tools, etc)-- that will go a long way to getting those first few deals underway and building momentum. 

There have been a couple times in my career where I could read the room and pick up on I had better not open my mouth and let the squatters know the eviction process would be underway.

I have been telling my parents to sell this apartment since earlier this year but they want to keep it, expecting the value will be even higher in a few years, since renovation throughout the complex is underway and the area is great, which I understand.My goal at the moment is to realize its equity and use my savings and the proceeds from selling it to buy 6 to 12 unit property for cash by the January 2023.

No big changes under way to Searcy area other than Harding's new buildings and new apartment complexes near the highway.