@Emilio Ramirez   Before you go with that process remember it is always faster and cheaper to layout the lots in a way where the flood plain can stay where it is currently located. 

Could you get a job at a PM company to learn the market faster?

My strategy is rent and hold and to uncover under performing properties where I can maximize returns on investment and provide fuel for the next deal.

Wouldn't this approach help you scale up the number of rental properties much faster, by avoiding the Fannie / Freddie roadblocks than can slow you down? 

I have been do this for 10 years now and looking to grow both my businesses in 2017. 1) Real Estate Goals for Broker Side: ~ We have an opening for 20 investors that are looking for a Strong Realtor Team to help them take there purchase to sale/lease time to a much faster pass.

The large spaces sometimes you can cut them up and fill faster.

Three years ago I transitioned to working part-time at my corporate job have been building up my rental portfolio income at a faster pace to where I finally have enough income to make the leap to full-time real estate investor.What I'm Going to Be DoingStarting next year I will be ramping up the number of flips and remodels.

I would think that as an agent you would continue to gain market experience in your area everyday you are working through personal experience instead of off of websites, not that it is not an option to expand your knowledge base faster.

Especially I can see myself taking on a higher number of rehabs with a faster velocity of money. 

I'd like to build a portfolio at a rate faster than 1 or 2 properties per year.