I'm not sure if I'm budgeting too much for expenses or if that's just how the market is in my area because it is very difficult to find anything that cash flows positive.

I wasn't able to find anything from an Internet search...

Find one thing you can do rn to achieve that first goal. 

that is a great way to get started.you should also find all the meetups within a couple hours and go to all of themhope this helps

In terms of finding raw land, and zoning to develop successfully and turn a profit. 

I'm trying to find a lender to do a DSCR on it for 70 LTV.

You are getting the the bad financing of larger properties, say 12-20 units and the hard to find good management of 2-4 units.) so I’d concentrate on 2-4 units if you can’t/don’t want to look at 8 or 12+ buildings. 2) That being said, even though 12 out of my 13 properties are in Vegas, they are all SFR.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

@Gabriel Pietryka If I were you I would find a developer that has already completed an office to condo conversion, and form a partnership.

I'll give you the short answer.If you invest $175,000 to purchase a $750,000 house and you'll earn appreciation on the full $750,000 and not just the $175,000 you put in.Do a search for "real estate vs stock market calculator" on your favorite search engine and you'll find examples like this: https://businesscaseguy.com/should-i-invest-in-real-estate-o...