The ability to generate money for laundry at a 2-4 unit building is totally dependent upon the tenants you have.

You need a deep bench and the ability to ask for a favor every so often.

Yes you can sell it, you will need to record the land contract with the county to show your equitable interest and make sure in the land contract it gives the ability to sell the property for more than the loan amount and the current owner will oblige to execute the documents as part of receiving the money.

As both a Realtor with over 32 years experience (and Broker in Charge and owner of my firm), and an Investor- I'll tell you that you will have MUCH more exposure in the market using a Realtor (we pay a LOT of money for marketing, Google SEO, and the MLS is linked to Realtor.com, Homes.com, Redfin, Trulia, Zillow (which we hate due to the massive inaccuracies), and to every other Brokerage's websites also in the area through Broker Reciprocity.

Most people might not have the ability to pay 5 to 6 figures a year for that.With Costar it is about residuals. 15 years in the business I do not like contracts and residuals.

You could certainly dive into a new build cold turkey, but you are then relying on your team very heavily to make it a success with little ability to self assess progress etc.

Working with investors is a new undertaking for me but I am confident that I can perform to the best of my ability for my clients.

From what I consistently observe, the ability to complete the BRRRR investment strategy and recapitalize oneself is a key metric used in how many underwrite acquisitions.

I think this is because in general, lower price point homes has the ability to up the most since the average of Columbus is well over $200k.

You are in TX so you have the ability to buy decent turnkey new builds in San Antonio right now, with less cash flow up front, but hopefully scalable appreciation.