Or is it better to utilize different strategies?

Not to mention they wrote of over $300k worth of taxes for me utilizing a cost segregation study. 

It took a little bit for me to understand how to best utilize them team since there are a few different people on your team. 

There's a few different ways to focus on a lower rate such as with house hacking and making the investment your primary residence, requesting a significant closing credit from the sellers for standard rate buy-downs (which I've had great success with recently), or utilizing lenders who offer short term rate lowering solutions such as 2-1 rate buy downs (again, ideally paid for by the sellers).

Utilize tools like BiggerPockets for resources and calculators, and consider creating a simple spreadsheet to track property details, budgets, and timelines.

Now purchasing a home with cash is always good b/c obviously cash is king but also I think the part you might've missed is that, the money your utilizing on these home's won't actually be yours, but the banks or whatever institution you used to fix the home or make its value worth more.

Did you have taxable income that could’ve been reduced utilizing tax strategies?

And what strategy are you looking to utilize of investing? 

Plus the challenge with mid term is you are generally on the hook for things like internet, utilities, etc.

I talked to a modular home company in my area, and he said to build a 4 / 2.5 2200 square foot home would be 215k, and then foundation and utilities would be another 160k.