Melissa Justice was our investment strategist and she was a true gem.

Quote from @Franklin Perez: You don't need a license to invest, and it may actually hurt you.

At the end of the day; you need more money to do something like this.MAX LTV on new builds is 80% LTC, Meaning if the build is $550,000 and Land is XAdd ($550,000 + x ) * .8 = LOAN AMOUNTYou would need to come in with MINIMUM 20% of the cost in addition to closing costs and reserves, $80,000 is not going to cut it for this project.

You can check out the BP books on househacking and I'd also look at out of state investing as well to get a better grasp on the key people you need!

The other route you can look into is purchase+rehab loans if it's going to be a primary, if it's an investment then using hard money, bridge loan, or DSCR.

I’m invested. 

Most agents will need you to provide a pre-approval from a bank or a proof of funds.As far as strategies, depending on the market, off-market deals generally go to investors using cash or hard money. 

When we did some DD on the borrower, its  a syndicator who started raising money in 2020 under two different names.

And you can bail pretty much at any time without losing any/much money. 

My husband and I have been investing in real estate in the East Texas/Longview area for about 8 years.