I am fresh in the industry of real estate investment and here to learn how scale in real estate across the country for cash flow and to retire in real estate. 

but I am able to work pretty much anywhere in the country if need be via costar and local partners I have.

I travel the country for work so it’s not too much of an issue

I have a DC condo apartment used for a long-term rental and a country house in Virginia about an hour and half away from DC used for short-term rentals.

Thank you Armand  As another poster mentioned, you might as well send your money to your lost relative who is the prince of some African country.

Keep in mind most cities you cant touch these folks... maybe the pendulum is swinging back to logic and protecting the innocent landowners. yea also this country needs more logic/rationality and military/police presence more.

There’s no secret formula out there, you will find it near impossible to cash flow with these rates almost anywhere in the greater dmv, you can put more down, you can eat negative cash flow, you can invest in another market (I like the eastern shore, though even there you are probably breaking even at best) or you can put your money in a different asset class, the market decides your return’s for the most part, not you. 

If I offer a pure investment than it does not have the same appeal.I came by an investment model used in another country where the investors were able to receive an interest during the construction time but could down the road could add the necessary capital and buy a condo in a presell price.

You can conservatively expect 10% annual returns as a private lender in almost any market across the country which would net you $10k/year or an average of $833/month. 

But we aren’t downhill skiing, it's more cross-country.