And that's the most conservative side of things, using many prevailing things out there such as house hacking or using FHA and annual/bi-annual move you can get a 20:1 leverage, earning on $20 for every $1 you invest.     

Where I am looking for guidance is we plan on using a larger down payment of at least 50% to be on the conservative side of leverage.

If you're looking to transact faster than that, then your only option will be private Buyers.Another alternative, other than the ideas mentioned above, might be to sell part of the land into permanent conservation. 

Example: invest in syndications / short-term rentals / oil & gas wells / solar projects / conservation easements, and so on, due to the tax losses they generate.

It really forces the syndicator to be more conservative in their underwriting. 

Definitely stretching my operational capacity little by little sounds like a conservative and reasonable approach to growing the scope of my business. 

We do some pretty conservative numbers (probably because we are new) so if the numbers work, we will pursue it.

Option 2 - Focus on Your Primary Residence:This is a more conservative route but could make sense if the primary home rebuild adds substantial value.

Being fiscally conservative with our current expenses will help boost our cash reserves to acquire new assets.Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:Just so you know, I'm partnered in 2 private equity funds that have a similar business model to AHP.

Example: invest in syndications / short-term rentals / oil & gas wells / solar projects / conservation easements, and so on, due to the tax losses they generate.