Most seller's will not give out cash for keys under contract (in my market of Chicago).

I appreciate your thoughts and am absolutely keeping an eye on the market, resales, etc.

In terms of structuring the loan - I am in the Houston market looking for a deal that will cash flow.

It could be you're not marketing it well enough, it may be time to hire a broker.

If you are going to keep a tenant that is difficult, at least charge them market rates!

I am seeking perspective from the savvy note investors as well as established buy and hold (rental property) investors regarding the "best" strategy to grow net worth over time. 

These 4 deals, in 3 different markets I have either side of a seller finance & private credit deal trying to get out of this and asking if I able to show something to get this done.

That is a great number and bond markets love it.

I've spent a lot of time on the pro forma as well, but a lot of the assumptions are based on the Houston market which I'm a lot more familiar with.Does this seem like a viable plan?

Great place to live -- not so much when there is little to no leverage to purchase my own home, burn rate goes very quickly, or perhaps I don't know enough.I follow Brandon Turner, BiggerPockets, Grant Cardone and have attended both his Real Estate and Sales & Marketing talks.I would like to get into real estate to one day either purchase or build my own Home Recording Studio.