I am about to do one of my first ground up construction projects with the intent to rent in the area of Athens a little further west. 

Basic and free. 

Wish we would have fully completed each project before moving onto the next.

Having a solid GC to lean one as you start your first BRRRR project is going to be crucial to your success.

In your 'assumptions' and projections, Would you rather...1.

My strategy incorporates asset protection measures like LLCs, specific trusts as well as professional property management to spread risk and ensure quality operations.As well as using tax codes to my benfiitSection 179, IRC Section 162, Cost Segregation and Bonus Depreciation and later 1031 them out for larger projects. 

Once you’ve mastered the basics and feel confident, you’ll be better prepared to explore long-distance investments.

That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

You can also hold money for maintenance, capex, taxes, insurance, or other projected expenses.

We're largely looking at value add projects (aka BRRRR **cringe**) so that the vast majority of capital is coming out once a refi is done.Not vanilla, obviously.