I am far from being a real estate expert, but I feel like I have achieved a great education in a short period of time and for that, I am very grateful!

I've been an investor for years longer than an agent but the cash flow hasn't been high enough to justify leaving, but now I believe I can achieve it.  

But I'm curious if getting into early ownership for the cashflow will outweigh the cost of having to pay the government back, and the opportunity cost of continuing to rent and saving up to achieve the 20% for a couple more years. 

It is really difficult to achieve economies of scale with SFH.

The ultimate goal is find new tenants that can pay market rent (they are paying $700 currently and we think we can easily achieve $900 per side).

@Barbara Pinto, congratulations on having achieved WAY more than most at your age!

Define your criteria very clearly.Then talk to realtors or property managers on the ground in these cities and see if they can help you achieve your specific goals.Out of state investing is all about finding a good team local to the area.

It certainly wouldn’t make sense if one has a “finished” building, but in my case, this building will be near down-to-the-studs anyway, so installing the PEX/aluminum fin system would be achievable.  

Not frequently you can achieve that.

Then I like to ask... what’s the most proven route for people to achieve this?