I would be willing to put 20% down. would this typically result in a Lower final cost since the builder doesn’t have to put up any of the initial investment or carry the loan for the build ? 

One way or another, however, the investors must work to pay down loans, increase rents and decrease expenses wherever possible.

Note that if your property is in a flood plain, banks will require flood insurance during the entire term of any loan on the property, which can be pricey.

The simplest way to find one is to just start calling every listing that has a purchase price in the last 2 years in your area that was on an FHA or VA loan AND has been on the market for 60+ days.

I warned creative people not to touch VA loans.

of course you have to qualify for the loan.  

An AI inquiry asking to find the location of SFR rental properties to population is not something any AI chatbot I’ve tested can do. 

It had a ~100k loan attached to it, used to purchase it.

Seller has agreed to 85k with 20% down,  interest rate of 8.5 and loan term can be flexible.  

@Polen NA if you have limited capital to invest I would recommend you buy one at a time and use owner occupied loan to buy properties.