Your pursuits all seem to be more creatively focused, which would seem to lean more towards the design side of the business (architectural, interior, staging, landscaping, etc.) though I may be reading you wrong. 

The lesson I have learned already is that it is important to use the guidelines and parameters encouraged by those who have gone before us, but also be open to pursuing a good deal if properly vetted to break into a market or just to keep moving forward in your individual real estate pursuits.

Most FSBO/FRBO listings that have been up for a long time are real (which is a whole other discussion: many don't remove the listing when it's no longer available, and many overprice to the point that it will not move bc they are not objective about their property's value).That being said, there are plenty of legitimate FSBO sellers who are successful in their pursuits of selling their homes.

Admittedly, I do not know what CHAPA is and am probably not of much help on your pursuit of multi-family with a 203K loan.

I believe in investing in one's self when ever possible in order to gain better understanding and effectiveness , but are any of these pursuits really needed from a buy and hold investing angle?

Your returns are likely a direct result of your effort in pursuit of returns in Returns in Real Estate.

@Michelle FinleyIn expanding your business model it's prudent to add other verticals that will generate simultaneous income streams.You are currently doing wholesale, looking to try flips and I am sure along the way you might consider buy and hold, if you see something within your wholesale stock that would satisfy this model.You can't go wrong with your addition and good luck with its pursuit.

Currently I am a Sales Professional, starting walking door to door and now in over the phone sales (high pressure), I know this will be an asset in my pursuit.  

To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.

To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.