B to A market  it is worth building.  

Additionally, they should help with coordinating your home inspection and if needed, getting GCs to walk and get you an itemized bid as well!

Now I will give my opinion on buying a four plex verses building one. 

For path #2, you mean purchase & renovate a 3-5 unit building right?

Despite the guru fed “misinformation” about all these under market price deals, they are actually very rare and require (1) the investor recognizing value that the seller and the rest of the market misses or (2) a seller with a need for an immediate sale and a buyer with the CASH immediately available to conclude a very quick closing usually forgoing inspections, financing, and other contingencies. 

I am planning on doing a flip or a build in Phoenix in the next one to two years.

Usually when I close on a house, the insurance company sends out somebody to do a visual inspection.

When was your last inspection?

Building on existing land helps eliminate the issue of land scarcity, which is a significant challenge due to California’s high real estate prices.

Demoed the house, will be building a new house on site.