Now, when we talk with brokers about $8M or $12M deals, they take us seriously and are much more confident recommending our offers to the sellers... 

Had I run it through the Bigger Pockets Buy and Hold Calculator, I would have had an idea of the right purchase price to make this a better investment and had the confidence to walk away at the wrong price.

At this point in my career I feel pretty confident in handling several projects at once and coming out profitably, I know I can rinse and repeat and take on a lot more however with the amount of cash I have right now (even if I spread it out with other financing methods) can only do 3-4 a year when I'd like to do 10+.I am open to any and all suggestions!

I am fortunate that the business is doing well and so I have a source of capital to deploy into real estate.Between the books and resources I mentioned above and conversations with agents in a few different areas, I developed enough confidence to start making offers a couple of months ago. 

What questions would you want answered to make you feel confident about going forward with business?

@Rohan Gangar I'm not as familiar with DFW as I am with central and eastern TX so I can't say with much confidence what is achievable up there. 1% can sometimes be a reasonable target in TX, but it doesn't create as much cash flow as it does in other areas due to property tax.

Its a big project but similar to my previous property so I feel cautiously confident.

We have plenty cash reserves in case the refinance doesn't get us to where we need to be but pretty confident it will and then some.

I would consider doing a long weekend trip and scout out the areas and meet your team and feel confident before purchasing completely blind. 

He lived there for just over 4 years and was a great tenant that I was able to confidently refer to the next landlord when he moved into his next place.