You can easily spend a few hours a week or less due to how automated it is. 

As an agent, I have been seeing insane numbers being offered on properties where there is no way the rents can possibly make sense.I'm curious how people are spending so much on multi-family properties, especially in the current rate environment.

but I feel many syndicators take their acquisition fee and spend it, or immediately reinvest in more marketing, or more head count, or new offices.  

Its why i travel to the Market I spend usually 2 to 3 days my office does a deep dive into MLS stuff..

Where it really accelerates is if you typically don't spend all your monthly earnings and you have money left off after all monthly expenses and that money stays in the HELOC.

Avoid the classic beginner mistake of over-spending on non-necessary over-improvements.

I’m curious though…if I looked at a market that is in a 2/3 hour radius of my household in my state of AR, why would looking in a 2/3 hour radius be worse in the state of TX?

There are consequences for our government decisions and a lot of current policy and national sentiment continues to be inflationary (tighter immigration, high tariffs, wars, nationalism/isolationism, child tax credits, student loan forbearance, high government spending/deficits). 

You could look to mentors to guide you through the process but be sure to do your due diligence before spending any money.

Why spend $300K to build an ADU when you can buy literally (8) or more investment rentals with $300K.