any proactive steps i can take to help speed up the process?

You may not have this problem in NM, but here where those letters are reversed we have bitter cold winter to consider.

Even if I have to wait 6 months and spend $50K on a different buildout, I'm still doing better by month 15. - I believe that companies and the economy as a whole have begun a long-term shift towards back to in-office.

I have no debt, a good stable job making about $60k+ gross, and $20k saved up with about $10k in my 401k that I'm thinking about using some if not all of it towards the closing costs of the home I want to buy.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me regarding the Ohio real estate market.

Quote from @Tessa Tsui: You claim to have read those articles before, but you are using the wrong terminology and asking a question that is clearly answered by the resources Russell provided.

A lot of end buyers have realtors on a drip campaign for off market deals as well. 

You have your geography down, but how about your buy box?

Quote from @Account Closed: Hey guys,I have no experience but after looking at all my options I have come to a conclusion that my best move is to buy land and develop multi-family apartment building (15-20 unit) 2 story somewhere between Miami Jupiter.Budget for everything 3MDone with cash + 6% line of creditLooking for long term holdI would love to hear any insight on what areas I should look at, ballpark of build price (hard costs and soft costs) and would love to network with anyone in the area on this.ThanksIf you're looking to develop a 15-20 unit multifamily building with a $3M budget between Miami and Jupiter, there are a few key things to consider:Land Budget: Aim to keep land costs around 10% of your total budget.

Most in BP, from many responses I see do not have to ability to navigate this.