Yes, Builders have a lot of margin that they are working with typically because they set the market and manipulate the home prices.

That means higher investor level prices and thinner margins.

And I know cashflow isn't everything in the beginning an can come with time, but I don't want to acquire a bunch of properties where I'm only going to net 100 / mo after PITI, because with those margins all it takes is one repair to wipe everything. 

I have personally utilized numerous creative strategies and techniques to accelerate my wealth, while still making judicious use of leverage to provide a reasonable margin of safety with each deal and a very strong margin of safety for my portfolio as a whole.  

When we underwrite our F&F's, the guidelines are in place to make sure you have a healthy profit margin so if we see anything glaring that should be re-considered we can walk through that in order to make sure everything make sense before proceeding. 

Sell home on MLSMy logic is that that price at which I will construct the home will be considerably less than the price at which I will sell, thereby giving me nice profit margin .

One common obstacle is dealing with higher interest rates compared to traditional financing, which can impact profit margins.

You can't base all your work on AirDNA, but it's a great tool for making parallels and getting estimates with a percentage margin of error.

Quote from @Victoria Goyins: VP Harris talked about building new homes and providing tax incentives for marginalized communities to be able to afford homes.......So talking about helping White Males/Families?  

Some lenders may have an "overlay" or may not be comfortable with SRO rental income on a newly acquired property, but I have done transactions using SRO lease agreements.Typically speaking, if you qualified to purchase your primary residence, and you have not increased your debts or had a decrease in income, you should qualify for an investment purchase assuming you have a 25% margin on projected rental income vs the mortgage payment.