My ultimate goal is to save up enough money to invest in a fix and flip property(which my family has been doing for a while) and live in it, until I rent it out and use the equity for another home.For any real estate agents or professionals in general, how do you find consistant deals?

Pace was the only one I encountered who showed up live, who is living these deals out every day and consistently finding ways to deliver (increasing) value to his community.

Investors can find single-family rentals and small multifamily properties that generate consistent rental income while maintaining solid equity growth.With $200K-$250K, investors can secure multiple rental properties or a high-quality single-family home in either market, providing strong cash flow and long-term appreciation. 

For market pricing, I collect LTR data from BP rent calculator and multiply by 1.5x.

The most useful switch I made was from a vendor who kept insisting the water was fine (it wasn't and no, the chemicals didn't just need more time) to a true pro who doesn't gouge us for maintenance and does a consistently great job.

If your focus is on minimizing risk and ensuring consistent cash flow, your current strategy works.

Real estate's "gross rent multiplier" is Wall Street's "sales to revenue",  "cap rate" is roughly "P/E ratio".When evaluating markets and investments I tend to start with GRM (or lazily the 1% rule), then attempt to return a cap rate based on assumptions about costs, then I work my way to multiple years of projections (assumptions about inflation, amortization, tax benefits, etc), and if I am partnering with one of my smart friends I have to pull up an IRR (internal rate of return).I also look at regional employment levels, median income to rent ratio in the zip code etc. 

if you know your stuff and know how to deliver a message and network by being consistent enough you will always close deals!  

These accountants believe that purchasing from a related party is fine as long as it is an arms- length documented market-consistent transaction.   

Multifamily projects often yield higher per-square-foot returns due to economies of scale and consistent demand for rental units in urban areas.