* Material costs can be driven down substantially when building at volume (such as 20-35% savings, per builder), so achieving scale is critical to maximizing overall profit margins * Build for 20-30% less than traditional stick-built * Scarcity of homes in the $135-170k range are expected to lead to high demand, per numerous realtors, particularly for new construction on 2 acres of land* These rural counties typically require at least 1 acre when building.

I believe everything else you are looking for is on the site...related to best areas to invest to achieve 2%.

In some areas of the country, and for some property types, you can achieve it.

I also do some creative stuff with new construction and model home lease-backs, but that's another story.The 2% rule is fine, but hard to achieve for me in the areas I like to buy in.

and then assess your ability and resources (both time and money) to achieve that goal.

A strategy that I used in my last rehab project was billing the partnership directly for my time, including a performance bonus in the lease-up for achieving top of market rents.

Ultimately, these are ACH based solutions, but the question I have is what banking product is your tenant using to achieve the payment?

A compliance management system includes:A qualified and competent compliance officerA qualified and competent SARs officer (SARs officers are subject to felony imprisonment if they fail to follow the law.)Written policy and procedure manuals for each area of compliance that addresses the requirement and how the entity (or individual) plans on achieving complianceA documented training program for all employees and owners to assure they understand their responsibilities and what they are required to do to assure complianceA documented audit of compliance systems at least annually.All of these apply to "rent-to-own", "lease-to-own", and " lease-option" schemes, even if your state does not require a lending license (most do) or a MLO to so engage.

There's plenty of ways to learn how to do what it is you're trying to achieve.

I think you should get uour master's if your interested and for your personal satisfaction/achievement, not because I think it would help you more in your investing.