My rough strategy is buy SFH (older but (semi) recently remodeled B- to A- properties in good areas likely to continue appreciating and attracting good, trouble-free tenants) 0% down VA (may consider a small amount on second property, like up to 3% just to speed things along) and stay in it as my own primary residence until at least 10% of purchase price paid off and able to cashflow 300+/ month after mortgage, taxes, insurance and 15% set aside for repairs, vacancy, and maintenance (like I said, I'm not overly interested in rental RE, so I want to be sure it's lower effort and worth my time in return).

I think I can get the neighbor to sell her property which is semi attached to mine - for an even bigger project. 

They helped to quadruple my biz fast which made it possible for me to semi-retire to my tropical paradise in Central America

hi im semi new to house flipping i have tried it three times and have not been very happy with the last two results. my first flip was an estate from a friend so it was a homerun. after i tried buying cheap houses on the mls listings but didnt have enough of a profit margin to get rid of it fast enough. my question i am serching for an answer is where and how can i buy houses cheaper like fifty thousand cheap?

They will also get half of our semi-private backyard. 

Lennar made a run at some of our lots on a JV deal and their build cost as stated above was below what we could build for given same quality.. ours are semi custom theirs are track different buyer profile.

From there either selling them or renting them out.It seems like you want to long term develop semi passive income. 

I suggest just take a few days, I've been there,many issues, including a roofing job that I should have replaced but was semi-scammed and convinced to patch up and spent about 6K for that and still have a roof that probably will need to be replaced in a few years, it's infuriating but your best defense is knowledge, start networking in your area, try to join your local FB investor group and post any questions you have there; we have a local FB group in my area and that's gold. 

This is semi unrelated, but maybe not.

Looking at a property semi detached both units under one ownership in Hamilton Ontario, arguably one of the best neighbourhood, both units are currently rented out for $2500 a piece and they each pay own utilities. this would be a long term investment.. my daughter goes to school in this district and this is the neighbourhood we want to be in at 850k and one unit rented for $2500 it would cost me approx $3300 a month.. is this worth it for a house hack in the area you want to be in ??