Choices= bad, horrible or complete nightmare (paraphrasing). 

Seeing as our house is pretty rural, our choices are limited.

I’m in the process of speaking with other attorneys trying to get a sense if RLS is the right choice.

Larger companies charge more for smaller property classes. 

Are you looking to build a larger portfolio and capitalize on velocity of return, or buy a couple solid properties that really pay off in the long run?

You are getting the the bad financing of larger properties, say 12-20 units and the hard to find good management of 2-4 units.) so I’d concentrate on 2-4 units if you can’t/don’t want to look at 8 or 12+ buildings. 2) That being said, even though 12 out of my 13 properties are in Vegas, they are all SFR.

Properties are pieces of a market.You're not doing anything wrong with your property analysis, you are doing wrong in your choice of markets.

Essentially, you can go prospecting before committing to a larger purchase once you've hit pay dirt.4.

I am guessing that with the online sales, the prices will definitely increase as there will be a larger participation

Either option is good but they both have pros/consNEW BUILD - You'll have all those warranties, 1 year, 2 year, 10 yearEXISTING HOME - You might have more freedom for what you can do with the house, no HOA & larger backyardA lot of new builds are offering interest rate buy downs that are lower than the regular market right now.