I have a PDF I will gladly share with you, so that you know what to ask for before buying a condo, to make sure the building is in tact but also that the reserves will be enough to handle any upcoming repairs.

Meaning I was not a good candidate for his student profile.Here is my background info that I gave him.1) I have 2 homes, I live in one, cash flow on the other.2) I have little reserves, <10K but building up quickly.

The first way is build a team large enough to do it all in house, now you have a crew lead who can go estimate time and materials to get jobs done. 

Land costs make it very inefficient to build 1-4 at a time.

Then keep doing this every year or two and you will build a solid portfolio.

but I don't have any "builds on my record" only just done as a PM for others. 

You will build all the relationships you need if you go to add value and talk to people and learn.

Taking this 34 Unit building and turning it into 15 market rate apartments with 3 Commercial storefronts.

So, I'm about to close next week, and I've been looking at commercial properties, specifically 5-8 unit ones.I recently made an offer on an 8-unit building in the Southeast, which seemed like a great deal.

So chances of finding the right buyer, (DIY saving money type), with kitchen size/layout very similar yet flexible - willing to build/spec the cabinets around the size of the counters... is exceedingly slim.