FWIW, I'm going to base this off a 1,500 SF single family new build, but I'll predict the build cost will be a little over $200/SF.

Each are great strategies to access capital and each has its pros/cons for utilizing the strategy in the best way.

Flat, single story, no sunken rooms.

And, personally, I don't think a brand attached to 5 single family rentals is worth a premium.

What we really need is a single internet "bad tenant" list to warn each other.

I think you would have to join the course to know the other ways this Gator method could be utilized as he doesn't reveal everything in his YouTube videos.  

As noted above, up to 50% of gross rental income normally gets eaten up by expenses (taxes, management fees, utilities, landscaping, repairs, capex, etc).

Multi-family properties many times provide a better return per square foot than single family, which would be to your advantage as well.As long as you're mindful of the reinvestment requirements and purchase at least as much as you sold and use all of the proceeds, you shouldn't have any issues with this strategy.

Smaller SFH = less maintenance , there are lots of single looking for a place to live .

@Kyle Trotman If you purchased with a hard money loan conventional lenders will require extensive seasoning to utilize the new appraised value for cash out.