SEO- spend money on SEO to get the back burner deals cooking away.

If you do not have the experience you need the credit, the right deal, and the capital cause chances of you getting max terms on deal 1 are small.I try to explain this to people all the time, it's not just you the borrower, it is the deal too. 

Rehabbing properties and building a portfolio of rentals are two avenues I’m considering to get started.

I would just say that before you go full scale, get an attorney to order a full title search and do a proper review. 

Here are a few of the old threads, to get you started (and probably more confused).https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1164339-what-...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1177752-capital-gains-on-partial-releasehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1200256-tax-implications-of-holding-period-for-property-flip-in-floridahttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1184208-self-employment-or-long-term-investment-income

@Courtney HamiltonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The thought came to me because people pay a premium for new construction but then each year systems get older, so you are really banking on the value of the land.Thanks!

This is the real estate version of “dollar cost averaging.”So even though home prices do go up and down, they tend to go up overall.If you get in the market you are getting a piece of the pie, versus waiting and missing out.For example, you might end up selling when prices are lower, but then you are buying a new place when prices are lower too.

They get sent in to my manager with the rent. 

It's best to focus on one strategy and get really good at it.