However, that being said, it's just as important to make your flips and developments stand out from the crowd!

To rent the home, I would lose about $2,500 per month (based on comparable rents in my area, property management fees, etc).Both options loose the same amount by roughly 2 years, and by this time, I still will not have built up much more equity in the home to make selling it a break even unless there is price appreciation by then.My dilemma is this: I speculate that my home will not appreciate much in the next 3-5 years due to the rapid pace of development in the surrounding area.In 5-10+ years, maybe, but by then I'll have bled $150,000 - $300,000.I have thought about this a lot and feel that I mar'-too close to the problem to see the best solution.

It showed me the significance of developing systems and processes that propelled my different ventures.Another book that struck a chord is Can't Hurt Meby David Goggins.

But if your goal is to cashflow positive from the Day 1, you may find it very challenging due to current day interest rates, high cost of construction and the fact you won't have the efficiencies of a seasoned developer building at scale.

I just talked to a commercial developer the other day that told me Columbus is the next Austin TX!

Plus, you get amazing appreciation potential due to how much population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

Building small units in small counts is expensive development.  

Quote from @Marcus Ball: After struggling with local rehab properties in California, I switched to build-to-rent developers and chose a 1031 exchange.

I'd work on a strategy that returns my capital guaranteed. build to rent direct with ground up developer does this.

Begin with the end in mind and work backward to develop a roadmap for achieving your goals.