I want to start building relationships with the agents and visit some of them to pick their brains, figuratively, of course. 

A Stanford study revealed that over 75% of the ADUs built in San Jose between 2016 and 2020 did not have a permit and are therefore illegal housing units.The lengthy permitting process, high construction costs, and shortage of tradespeople are some of the factors motivating property owners and contractors to take on the risk of building, renting to tenants, and/or housing family & friends in an illegal unit.

I might have a better shot at it if build a portfolio of properties and sell them all together as a business.

Would I be able to leverage equity in that towards a build?

@Mohamad Guene  Simple answer - you will be cash flow negative, and your appreciation will be limited.We did a new build once for a rental - it performed miserably cash flow wise despite a great location and property - we ended up selling it 3 years later.There are very few new builds in Huntsville proper - are you referring to an outlying area like New Market or Meridianville?

It's a medical office building located in Prosper, TX and here's a breakdown of the key details:Property Details:Sale Type: Investment or Owner UserProperty Type: OfficeProperty Subtype: MedicalBuilding Size: 9,657 SFBuilding Class: BYear Built: 2023Percent Leased: 100% (Currently Fully Occupied)Tenancy: Multiple TenantsBuilding Height: 1 StoryLand Acres: 1.00 ACZoning: CommercialFinancials:Purchase Price: $676,000 + $81,000 Tenant Improvement (TI)Down Payment: 20%Commission: $22,000 (agent commission)Monthly Rent: $5,400 + NNN (exact expenses not specified)Vacancy (First 6 Months): Estimated expense of $27,600 (assuming rent starts after 6 months)Mortgage Payment Options:25 year term - $4,000/month15 year term - $4,600/monthLooking for Your Expertise:Does this fully leased medical office building present a good potential investment opportunity?

It is a full-time deal, and you will need to build your pipeline of clients for the next 2 years.

- Are there certain areas you would stay away from and why (eg, high crime, bad schools, poor quality builds, etc)?

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I like turnkey for people who want to invest, but don't want to build a team.