Get rid of debt, build a budget, and save.

Trying to build out that dream team of contractors and subs as well.A mentor would also be super helpful, but like I said, still building out that network.As far as my personal situation, I have a good credit score, a decent amount of savings (200k cash) and a little more than that in investment accounts along with some equity in my current home, a mortgage, and car payments.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If your neighborhood area has DOM less than 10 days , many times the Zillow is accurate compare to area with DOM>30. 

I needed all of them  RE license to sell RE  Mortgage to do private loans in the states that require it.. and contractors to build the homes I am building and then on top of that I have a developers license in Oregon ( no test required just a money grab And when I was figuring out what I wanted to do I got my pilots license around 20 too.. as I really wanted to be an airline pilot.. but alas in those days it was very hard to get hired not like today.

My land is also buildable and I have plans from an architect for a 3 bd/2 ba home which would cost 300k to build (it's in CA) and is in an excellent STR location...but I'd need a construction loan to build it.

If you need help with construction design, build, management of property I’m here to help.

For transparency:Our vision is to build a portfolio of STR and MTR. 

A Self-Certified permit review would likely only take a few weeks; as compared to 4-6 Months for a project which is not "Self-Certified" and needs to go through the "Standard Plan Review" process.A Zoning analysis should be performed for your property ASAP using a Plat of Survey to ensure you would be allowed to build what you want to build, and check for any potential "Setback" concerns when it comes to adding Dormers...

Try looking into zillow/Redfin and see what your potential rents you can get near the neighborhood by filtering the bedrooms/bathrooms of the intentional property that you are planning to buy.

We could take that equity and purchase a more expensive home in an equally desirable neighborhood in our new city and push the leverage.