Being a full time agent gives you an advantage in investing.

I would suggest looking to bring in a partner and give them a percentage of equity for the $.Another option is to take profits from flips to grow or look to sell some of your rentals to grow as well.

Quote from @Robert Frazier: I would stick to something that can be replicated on each flip when you are in a market like this price point.

Similarly, if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A 4-plex, what do you think will happen to the property?

For me personally, I would leave it a loft so the renter could have a playroom for kids, office space, family room, etc.

Gets quite a bit of use actually.

It takes a long time to grow a buy-and-hold portfolio buying only with cash.

Kinda sorta feels as if it's a 'we're moving, our loyalty is gone.' 

We're doing a ground-up construction project in a booming spot on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

Quote from @Devin James: The E-Myth is a classic!