Since you're 6-12 months away from buying, use this time to build investor relationships, master deal analysis, and secure financing.

Over this time I have acquired my contractor team and have vetted them through my job as a property manager, figured out my strategy(Off Market/Deep buying) and location.

Took about half a year to learn how to walk, talk and even eat again, but bounced back to my love for real estate investing and the two things that transitioned me from just wholesaling to actually buying deals as an investor was creative finance and private money.Bought my first rental property in Easley, S.C. owner finance and one of my best rentals I still own today was bought subject-to! 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

@Sean Dillon figure out how to buy a 2-4 unit with FHA loan.Then rent at least one of the units long-term for stable cashflow.Try STR in another unit as well as the other bedrooms in the unit you live in.You may even consider living in the basement, attic or worse unit in the building to rent everything else out and max cashflow. 

But I don't think I fully understand the law surrounding this and the actual ways it should be used.As I understand it, this is what you could do with such a clause if you are buying a property and the seller is financing it to you:As an example using easy numbers, you could buy a property through seller financing for a price of $100,000.

I intend to buy another multi-family home in 2025, but not sure I would want to move.

Purchase price: $35,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Sale price: $110,000 A fix-and-flip project purchased off-market from a tired landlord involved buying a distressed property with significant deferred maintenance.

Many of the best investments are the ones you don't buy.

I’m currently working towards getting my real estate license with a focus on helping investors buy 2-3 properties a month.