I am looking for guidance or someone to partner with, so that I can get my foot in the door. 

Just by owning a drone I feel I already have a foot in the door.

I have yet to step foot in the home so there are many assumptions and unknowns at this point.

I find it ironic that those who claim to "care" about others are usually those who are already taking more than they are receiving and what they really think is that everyone else has to foot the bill them.

I agree with @John Warren definitely don't use a "by-square-foot" number, and definitely do your best to actually learn rehab costs locally.Here's an actionable suggestion: Next time you contract a house, invite all your buyers to see if they're interested in purchasing.

I'm finding that the NYC & Southern CT markets are very saturated making it incredibly difficult to get your foot in the door.

This is a tight line to walk because you don't want to shoot yourself in the foot.  

Their website is www.COBA.orgRegarding the cost of construction in Central Oregon, I'm not here to tell you what you can or can not do but I will say that I don't know anyone able to build here for under $90 a square foot like you are doing in NY.

I'm more interested in investing in/self managing STR properties (Smoky Mountains, etc.) than I am dealing with LTR properties, but I also don't want to shoot myself in the foot and give up something that could see a higher rate of ROI if I just hold onto it for the next couple of years...Anyone have a crystal ball that they care to look into to see if Nashville will be hit with that real estate bubble bursting anytime soon?  

Hey Ronald, I don't have much to add on the build front except that I was just having a conversation with our construction lender and we got on the topic of general price per square foot new construction that she's seeing...and it's 2-3X what you're building for in NY.