Banks like Navy Fed are very difficult to work with and have super long escrows (30-60 days on average).

Nobody starts off knowing everything, we all learn it, usually the hard way.I just hate to see anyone leave tens of thousands of dollars on the table.......the average deals I'm picturing would be $30 - $50k...? 

On average, law firms are 1 to 4 lawyers ( and most are solo practitioners).

I have limited cash, but my credit is above average.

It is crazy expensive here with no signs of slowing down (SD appreciates 6.94% per year on average which is higher than the majority of markets around the country).I personally like the idea of purchasing a low down payment personal residence as a first investment, that way you have more control of what happens.

I was using MLS records to see what the property sold for and then took the PPSQFT of 3 different comps and averaged them to get my value to figure out ARV.

For example I have one property that has the following returned from BP BRRRR Calculator:8.3% Cash on Cash ROI8.5% cap rateAnnualized Total return (year 5): 25.10%If I am trying to compare this property to a stock market fund that on averages 9%, how do I know which one of the returns is better (property of fund)?

I would argue it is better to do a an average deal for your first deal and get it done, versus waiting for the perfect deal.

Average Days to Rent Nationwide.b.

However, I’d like to share some “doodles” with you concerning your ~8 acre site to get and give some perspective to the development of your property and how it can play in its development.Snap Shot 1 Shows 8.6 acres as land area, 35 | units | acre as density and an average unit size of 900 square feet to arrive at Net Rentable Area (NRA) of 270,000 sq ft.