I'm also happy to share access to a spreadsheet where I track Single Family, Multifamily & Rental Inventory for the Pensacola Market(Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties) each week. 

it will be a corporate/wellness retreat/short term rental destinationI need land that is close to the Action, but not too close, and preferably comes with two single family doors already built, so I can take advantage of Fannie Mae owner occupied loan and develop the rest of the land on my own and with private funding.Is Columbus a good market for this strategy?

The last year I renovated a single family home to rent, pulled out some equity, couldn’t have gone better.

For example, I could use the HELOC to purchase a single-family rental property.

With a budget of $300K-$400K, you could potentially find single-family homes or small multi-units in those areas.I'd recommend researching rental demand near universities like Duke or NC State or even checking out neighborhoods with strong job growth near tech hubs.

Obviously I can start pitching every person I come across, but my goal with this post is to be as efficient and particular as possible with who I contact.Context: This is for a single family flip in the San Diego market.

It is RS-50 zone requireMinimum Lot Size: 5,000 square feet.Minimum Lot Width: 50 feet.Setback Requirements:Front Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Side Yard: Minimum of 7 feet on each side.Rear Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Maximum Building Height: 35 feet.Permitted Uses: Primarily single-family detached dwellings.To have different lot size need neighborhood approval, I believe...  

One piece of advice I often repeat is that the goal of diversification is to reduce or eliminate any single point of failure.  

All these years later and not a single reply from anyone who knows about it! 

@Chris Ke With $200K for a down payment and the ability to invest full-time, consider starting with a 4-plex or multiple single-family homes (SFHs) within a 5-hour drive of Los Angeles in areas like San Bernardino or Riverside.