You are way out of your league even dreaming about jumping from ONE single-family-residence to FOURTEEN buildings and TWENTY-EIGHT units <insert various configurations to make those numbers here>?

I only ask that you dont reply saying this is out of your league because I know i can make this work.

I have a baseball coaching business and love all sports.

There are plans to build a new B league NFL stadium a few blocks from Norwood in "Druid Hills" on the north side of downtown.

Who will be your clients--that is where to start and work backwards from there.Who will pay you money to design for them (because most people will not).Sitting there like a baseball catchers mitt waiting for a client will result in severe quick weight loss (from not eating).Perhaps going to events and mixers with people who can afford and are willing to pay for your services would be a good starting point.I am not talking about going to one or two, I'm talking about going to many over the years.I have seen some very (very) impressive home interior stuff come out of Isreal, so there seems to be a market for that.I have also seen some (grey box) looking buildings (many) that are so bland on the exterior that I would not want to own them.Someone has to design those too.You may have a favorite go-to style, but that may not be popular enough (meaning enough people will pay for it) to be  worth championing.Find a demand (preferably long term relationships) and work to fill that demand.Dress like a successful architect.

@James AreThis is ridiculous bush-league landlording, and almost all of the responses you've received stink of amateur hour. 

Former commissioner of major league baseball Bowie Kuhn did just that when the law practice that he was a partner of filed bankruptcy; he moved to Florida, purchased a $3.5M house, transferred another $3M to annuities, filed bankruptcy, discharged his debts, and sold the house to provide cash to begin a new.About 25 years ago the pendulum swung the other way.  

Louis to watch the greatest team in baseball, The Cardinals.

I'm like a year in to landlording two sfh so this is a little out of my league, BUT it seems like a decent opportunity being that it's off-market and we have a relationship with the seller who is basically ok with letting us get in with not a lot of up front cash.

You are playing in the big leagues now.