After reading books and listening to BP podcasts, the most ideal investment strategy would've been house hacking via duplex/multifamily home, but seems like multifamily homes in Miami area are expensive, low supply and very competitive to find.

Multiple mentors does seem ideal.

As for the private money loan, you can structure it anyway you can imagine, but ideally you want both parties to be comfortable.

Largest employers in that town3. political affiliation makeup4. gay population I remember Grant Cardone suggesting to invest in gay and Democrat communities because they are less sensitive to rent increases.PS ideally I would like to get this information above per zip codeThank you,jm 

Sugar Land is a great place to live but might not be ideal for cash flow unless you purchase an older home and put in sweat equity.

Ideally you should have all standard appliances in your house so you can get a new one from HD or Lowe's and have it installed in a day or two.

This sounds like the ideal size for that location too, nice deal!

Ideally you'd want to be in the 500K+ range to be in the 4+ unit range

Additionally, a small multiplex of studio apartments is not ideal given the transient nature of the tenants.  

A condo in myrtle beach can preform well, but a condo in The Smokies is not ideal.