Hey Adam keep grinding - it sure does take a village but each property you get the more you'll make and the faster the process goes. 

While permits for ULS may take up to 1.5 years, MDUD projects can proceed faster, provided all requirements are met.Let’s break down the numbers for San Ysidro, a promising area for development.

Additional costs will creep in and costs seem to go up faster than rents, so I would sell and try to otherwise optimize the VA loan. 

Appreciation, in particular, is crucial, while cash flow acts as the fuel to keep the property sustainable.Your Scenario with 2% Home AppreciationHere’s how the deal looks using your assumptions:Year 1 Analysis Cash Flow: -$1,123 Initial Equity: $51,000 (assuming a $249k purchase on a $300k market value as per your report).

However, it's giving me those extra payment amounts to pay off the other loans faster. 

Black Swan events- will cycle faster due to faster interconnectivity.7.  

The market remains a seller's market, characterized by higher prices and faster home sales.

Even the funding alone is easier since you now have a cash flowing property that can help you fund your seed money faster. 

I used to cold call, skip trace, send mailers, and don't get me wrong you will get success from it like James above, however as you gain experience you will realize you need deals faster, easier, cheaper, and with more "meat on the bones" and in order to have that you need constant deals flowing through your eco system and that's hard to do with mailers, cold calls, VA's and skip tracing etc.

You may also want to look into 2-4 units as those are the easiest to finance and help you grow faster.