This will protect you while you wait to build up your reserves to a higher amount. 

Building a network of agents who specialize in sourcing the deals you are looking for and other investors is an additional step you can take to get more deals!

We have already spent hundreds of hours of our time building these templates with lists of repairs and price ranges to save you time.  

Thank you @Sean Ross and @David Malott - Hopefully I wont need to sell this any time soon and can just let the cash flow build up.

Get rid of debt, build a budget, and save.

Would building a fourplex from scratch yield favorable returns when evaluated against existing property options?

Rather get in now, start building equity, start house-hacking, and wait for those opportunities to come your way. 

We have capital to build, but don't know whether to SFH's, small duplex's (for the college crowd) or small strip malls.  

Hey Kyle,I'm not sure about the listing, but a few things to consider would be to offer virtual tours or video walkthroughs of the property to provide prospects with a comprehensive view of the space, especially if in-person viewings are limited or not feasible.

VC firms typically do not do real estate, maybe a family office but that relationship takes a good amount of time to build and as you mentioned they will want to see experience.This is a hard question, but I ask them - what are you bringing to the table?