The goal is to start small and then invest in more multi-family homes (over time ) via house hacking each property until we can pyramid up into commercial apartments and eventually purchase our first home while generating passive income from our rental properties( we will continue to work in our current professions).

I have shared them with the Development team.

Prop yourself up properly, develop a reputation for being on the up and up and this wont happen

I mean there's crappy builders, rehabbers and definitely ****** landlords yet that's what most of you are (Not the ****** ones but in the profession) and yet you are not sitting around typing up a storm saying no one should ever buy from a rehabber because they cut corners and shouldn't rent just buy because all landlords are slumlords. 

There is space for development - Waco can grow east, south, and west.

I'm currently working in the South Bay (Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, etc.) doing brokerage and some development.

Looking to get started in real estate investing and really just trying to develop a strategy right now (i.e. what type of strategy to start with, where to find properties).

@Stephen S.Welcome your profession should be the source of all the private money you will need.I work for Dave Lindahl feel free to connect for any questions you have.Two Great reads, I bought both J.

It sounds like you did very well.The bad news is that now, in addition to being the other professionals that you are, you are also a Real Estate Developer.  

Many investor stuff suggest dealings as if you were car salesman, so take care in what you read.Read my blog on BP, How to develop a good BS Meter!