Hi Tom,Hard to know what your next steps should be without knowing your background.If you have zero real estate experience but have a strong business background, you can use those skills to become a syndicator, as long as you find a partner with operational experience.

Then fill in the weaknesses with other peoples strengths (which could be money or skills). 

@Michael Joseph Allen II, why not get one of those little houses in the medical district or Heart of Lubbock that has a separate apartment on the lot.

Nice, good people skills, well connected, whatever....those don't matter if they don't understand what you're looking for.

If you are skilled and reasonably priced we always have work.

Then finding someone willing to lend 100% of your rehab and holding costs in second position - just not very likely and if they are willing, then you should not take the loan as you are playing with inexperience which is dangerous for both sides.That said, there are ways to fund 100% but it takes creativity, one heck of a good deal spread, and a borrower with, at minimum, some education in the arena along with some skill sets and serious savvy.

.- I'm interested in investing in a local franchise and being very hands on so as to hone skills,  network etc (S, B quadrants)- I initially let youtube pick the order of the BP podcasts for me so I quickly stumbled into the Grant Cardone session.

A lot of the newer 4-Plex in areas such as the Medical Center come with higher Purchase prices compared to the Rental Income.  

Said differently:  you want to be at $1k/mo rent but ideally >$1100/mo, working income backwards to need semi skilled workers to afford that rental. 

These are typically more like corporate housing or traveling medical professionals.Short term rentals—We've used Airbnb selectively as a way to turbo-charge properties that maybe have a small funky unit that can't command strong rents but still is a bear to heat in the winter.