Also, you are decreasing your leverage, which has both investment/return consequences and tax consequences.But, if your goal is to build up cash for your next deal, build up your cash... 

We have also a seen a build up of Multi-Use areas with business at the lowest floor and apartments above in recent years. 

@Irving Garcia, I also live in San Diego and love to brainstorm and seek opportunity for a ground up new construction, which is fiercely competitive now days and challenging with an uptick in material cost and scarcity, but a firm believer of old saying “there is way when there is a Will”,,,, I knew of an opportunity in Old Del Mar, just the beginning of the year, that a house with 1,100 SF’ building on an approximately 9,000 SF’ land sold for $2.375m that after demolishing the building could build up to 4,000 SF’ and and potentially sell for $1800 per SF,, although very lengthy and challenging project going through city and coastal permits but at the end leaves respectable margins!

Now once you build up your pipeline and have deals rolling in, you can now start to delegate activities, but your job isn't complete.

@Tim DelaneyOk good to inks thanks

One idea I have is to start buying and re-selling smaller lots of land in super rural areas of Utah, and using those smaller properties to build up enough money to afford 2+ acres in a more expensive area like Utah County.

I don't want to rush into purchasing a property if it won't make sense down the road, but I am also tired of renting and would rather put my money into my own property and build up equity.Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You'll build up a pipeline of folks to keep following up with who will eventually become buyer, seller, and/or investor clients.Lastly, please keep in mind that this is a business like any other.

You may have to sit it out and just build up your investment fund for 6-12 months while you look for unicorn deals that haven't hit the market.

I have a client who lives in King County whose current house has no mortgage and should clear one million when it sells.