My main concern is the interest rates being so high now as to whether what I'm hoping to achieve is really even possible. 

Quote from @Joshua Tucker: What specific tax benefits can high net worth individuals receive from building real estate on tribal land?

If you are looking at FHA because of credit score, then I would work on credit scores to qualify for conventional financing or see if you can get a very strong coborrower with high scores.  

Quote from @Owen Wang: I am 17 years old and will graduate high school next year.

Hi BP community - I'm an investor with 3 SFHs in the Nashville area looking to acquire my first small multifamily property (2-4 units).I'm trying to determine the best approach for the 25% downpayment, comparing using cash that is currently sitting in a high yield savings account to funds from a HELOC on one of my properties.

I would highly encourage paying a GC to walk deals out the gate, have them give a scope of work so you can see what items costs.

we are pretty high that is for sure. 

Being a real estate professional allows you to treat the income as non-passive, allowing higher high income tax payers to pay less in taxes.

I think my fees are high until I shop around and then I am thankful. 

We were initially looking out of state for a potential move and or investment property just because the property taxes without being able to homestead, plus high cost of insurance, and harsh weather on homes made me feel like it might not be worth it.