We have our own personal home, but are interested in the idea of having some rental properties to generate additional income and build wealth. 

Have you seen the completed home in person? 

It's much if you can see the property in person. 

Our focus is partnering with investors, and that's what we're personally doing in Waco. 

There may be a paywall here, if so, contact me and I will send you a PDF copy of the article.https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/real-estate-landlord-in...

I don’t like large banks because they are less personal and personnel changes.

They fail to account for their personal time.

Personally, I am not a big fan of STR's although they may be fantastic in certain areas of the county.

I personally develop quite a bit in a neighborhood where the zonign laws are already quite prohibitive and to make matters worse, the community as a whole fights all housing from being built in the spirit of stopping gentrification.  

I started almost a year ago..its been a journey but no horror stories...yes drama but no horror...the person I was considering hiring to oversee the project decided to take the project on which was a dream come true...thx for your advice ..i did what you advised and then got lucky!