Regarding your specific situation, I would back track to the seed capital you have on hand and consider what that accomplishes for you(it appears you are to some degree)?

@Shai Flax send me a message and I’ll refer you to someone.

But, during this time of learning and sucking everything in like a sponge, I was also planting seeds and cultivating relationships.

1 - Thinking the property is the asset2 - Focusing on the property instead of the deal3 - Spending their seed money instead of using it to infinity4 - Not understanding that market analysis is more important than property analysis 5 - Not having a REI plan established6 - Focusing on one strategy only7 - Focusing on their own market to invest in because "they know it"...even if it's a bad market to invest in8 - Accepting negative cash flow...for any reason9 - Not understanding the value of equity in motion10 - Thinking you are saving money when you pay all cash11 - Not understanding the impact of the "compounding effect" on REI12 - Not understanding how important the number sequence "1073741824" is. and why you should apply it to every decision you make13 - Buying one property at a time, then wondering what to do next14 - Thinking that "flipping" refers to properties, when in fact it refers to your "cash"15 - Negotiating against themselves16 - Not understanding that the "total cost" isn't nearly as important than "how you pay for it"...and "who" is actually paying for it17 - Not understanding that the "total return" isn't nearly as important as "how you receive" those returns.18 - Thinking that you can learn enough just by doing...no matter what the cost19 - Not understanding what makes up the "3 parts" of risk, and then not understanding what risk is to them20 - Focusing on percentages to judge good deals from bad, instead of dollars21 - Not understanding why you should live on the left side of the equation, when most REI live on the right22 - Not understanding the importance of Geometry and Algebra are to REI23 - Looking for needles in haystacks instead of stacks of needles24 - ...and more

That is an excellent amount of seed capital.  

To make it worse, the farm across the street from me was sold and a local developer started dropping houses on them like sprinkling grass seeds, and these houses were cheaply built but had basements.

We've aerated and seeded in fall if tenant agrees to water, but that hasn't worked out well. 

So no Kalashnikovs in the basement, no seed stocks, no Nigerian dwarf goats for milk sustenance production on a hidden homestead, no group bunker membership, no sperm on ice for future cloning.

I’m definitely into value add, gotta get seed money back if possible.  

That way you're planting seeds for your future move AND not waiting = best of both worlds.