I am seeking assistants to manage inventory, oversee purchases and returns with major retail stores, ensure optimal price matching, and compile comprehensive material lists.

You can break it out by general RE activities and material participation.

Timing schedule for materials Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

During 2020 to 2022 I was fighting to keep my business profitable as materials and labor came in short supply and eventually led to the inflation we're seeing now.

Also, if you have any materials you need (tile, flooring, cabinets, bathroom fixtures, etc) start picking those ASAP.

In Spring Branch, new homes with modern amenities come with lower maintenance costs, but might have tough competition and higher initial expenses.

Quote from @Zach Edelman: 80/20 might be tough, but I think you can definitely achieve 75%.

Fort Lauderdale is a tough market for cash flow, so you’ve got to be strategic.

They specialized in concrete tilt up, but did a lot of time and materials work for a self made real estate tycoon who owned a lot of Federal Way.Along the way I got my CPA license and practiced in several differing sectors including doing some work with low income housing projects.As far as my start in RE, it was with buying my first personal SFR and later moving to a new residence. 

Quote from @Craig Jones: The biggest issue here: If you're covering a property with a homeowner's policy or LTR landlord policy and the property is actually a full-time STR, then you're concealing material info about the property's use from the insurer.