Ether way you go you will do well. 50/50 partnership allows you to stretch your money and grow faster with less in each deal.

It also means the possibility of a faster closing.  

How can you take that skillset and apply it to RE (maybe helping an experienced investor, or creating your own side business, etc) in a way that helps you get to your goal faster? 

They drive jacked up 4x4s, have neck tats, smell like diesel fuel and chew tobacco in their sleep. 

Not sure what your living situation is, but purchasing a house hack could also help you achieve FI significantly faster.

We are also renting units faster this year than last. 

The practical effect of this is that some features can be smoother, e.g. faster construction draws.Both banks and private/HMLs are commonly used options, and which one you use generally depends on your priority for a given project.Hope this helps,Michael

The economic es of scale in the MF space compared to SFH allows us to scale a lot faster which will help us achieve our goals faster.

(Appraisal at 332k in 2019)With land appreciating faster than houses, is this type of deal smarter than a buy & hold in Williamson county? 

These days, newer agents who join teams or training-intensive brokerages are able to scale into production must faster.