If it's not feasible due to circumstances I suppose I'll have to adjust my situation (find weekend job, move back to NJ with parents, move to a different state with, etc.)All responses are appreciated, and I am absolutely open to chatting on the phone by the way.My view on house hacking is it can be a great tool to buy a house you could not  otherwise afford, but it shouldn’t be a goal in it of itself if that makes sense and that’s not to discourage you from investing just there are alternatives such as the stock market. so I’d start by asking where you want to live, do you want to own a single family home or does it make more sense to rent in a more interesting neighborhood like Arlington, Alexandria, that’s gonna be a personal choice, Will your monthly payment actually be less than renting/how many people do you need to get in the house to afford that?

If the developer can do better than 35%, then the deal becomes even more profitable for them.

@Frankie Paterno In most places you will likely find that your $1.2MM will go much further with existing built as opposed to developing.

I've asked my clients a similar question and have developed tools for them to minimize this, but I find there are a few different types of clients.Manager managed - these folks have no issues as they simply upload their year end statement from their property manager, their 1098 mortgage statement and any other one-off expenses they may have paid for outside of the management company. 

we are build to rent developers in columbus ohio. we a direct builders for investors around the country. we don't sell on the open market we build from scratch and it's very relationship based. it's very different but I would consider us turnkey. we build at 75% of market value with land and investors can refinance out and do it again and gain approx 100k equity each time. ours is an infill triplex in columbus ohio. that's just my 2 cents. turnkey is deal by deal 

Depending on the number of jobs and number of new development going on in the area it may just be simple supply and demand.

When you work at a large corporation (national or global) you learn a lot in your role, but also by osmosis, just by observing other people and seeing how projects are developed, business is done etc.

Single family or multifamily, flips or rentals, new developments in light areas or infill lots?

Finding, developing and maintaining a 'brand' is hard and time consuming work.Let me turn the question around; As a seller, why should someone pick one agent over another.

I primarily work as a part-time CFO for new (and "old") real estate developers and investors, primarily helping them financial analyze their deals and finding them the best rates and terms for financing.