Buy/holds is still the dream.

Get as close to the truth as legal in your state and clarify that you're not a huge capital group coming to town to slum lord the entire city, you're a hard-working guy trying to break out of the 9 to 5 (if that's legal to disclose) and being able to turn a modest income on a rental would be a vital step toward that dream of financial freedom. 

If they can own their dream escape, eliminate the costs and annoyance of booking a rental every time and carry most of some of the costs by house sharing with someone else, that's good enough for them. 

Honestly no, margins generally get even worse at lower price points, not trying to be a dream killer, I just know so many agents just make crap up or just haven’t flipped so they don’t understand the numbers involved, it’s near impossible to find anything I do a few hours a day everyday in 15 counties looking for deals on the mls, through wholesalers etc & I haven’t bought anything in over two years.

So as noted its best to be locked in and loaded for when the dream property presents itself. 

They told us the price - we negotiated and We bought it, year later we knocked it down to build our dream home.Goes to if you don’t ask, you won’t get a yes.

Thanks Jay,I guess the question becomes following @Chris Seveney's comment, which of the two would have a higher weighting in your opinion.

they will be worth their weight in gold

Trying to build out that dream team of contractors and subs as well.A mentor would also be super helpful, but like I said, still building out that network.As far as my personal situation, I have a good credit score, a decent amount of savings (200k cash) and a little more than that in investment accounts along with some equity in my current home, a mortgage, and car payments.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

but if you fly it then its a dream come true and a true time machine..