There are some incredible benefits to getting started early on.

My feeling is that I am looking in too hot of a market or just don't have myself positioned strongly enough to move fast when the opportunity presents itself.

Being that the RE market is extremely hot right now if it's been sitting for a long time that's a good sign something is off.

It is very hot with less than 4 months inventory.

@Jack Ryan - Welcome to BiggerPockets and HOLY S**T your story is incredible!

Still need to budget for roof 25 year life span, appliances and hot water heater 12 years, hvac 20 years, bath and kitchen remodel 20 year life span.

However due to purchase prices being so incredibly inflated, the barrier to entry for multi-unit STARTS at $30-50k even with the lowest FHA loan downpayment.I'm aware that this may be a novice inquiry, but are there any work-arounds I can consider?

Prices in Austin are pretty high, and the market is pretty hot so I thought I would start close to my hometown in Florida, which is appreciating but less competitive. 

Being from Pittsburgh, I was able to see a lot of hot neighborhoods shoot up in value like Lawrenceville and have an eye on a few more that I think could be big on cash flow surrounding the city.

@Ryan Daigle that would be incredible!