The second one is a 6 unit apartment building and therefor I think just needs to prove that it's self sustaining.

Then roll those millions into holding revenue-... er... profit-generating properties.Maybe some wholesalers can school me on this, but as far as I know, wholesaling is not sustainable income.

I see several apartmant style properties , but not sure if the town is good with duplexes.My issue :If I have a city lot that is zoned for duplex or SFH and is big enough for either one.The idea is a duplex will bring in 6-700 a side or a large SFH will only get 9-1000 .But how do I know if the town will sustain the duplex?

The roof also sustained damage that we filed an insurance claim for, so we have a $1,000 deductible on that.

So the real return on your original investment drops each year (you have to amortize that initial match over the life of the 401k).Our ROI for SFH has been in the 30%+ range every year. 401k can't even come close to the sustained return on investment.

I want to build a scalable, sustainable, full time business rather than the onesie twosie stuff I’ve been doing for the last few years, and getting my own deals is the only way I see to do that.

I would make sure their business model provides them sustainability so they are around long term.  

Remember, you can always use contingencies appropriately to protect yourself if the market in Orlando is sustaining that sort of thing.Lastly, to your mention of flipping a few projects.

I've got one STR under my belt (purchased in Dec'22) and another property under contract as we speak to house hack (Jun'23). (1) Maximizing your W2 income will set you on the most sustainable trajectory and securing any amount of financing will be a breeze. 

We can sustain our business this way because we hope that after we help you buy your first rental - you'll come back and buy your 2nd (or 10th!)