completely depends on your state/city laws.

I want to know the cost to design and build  (3 bedrooms 2 bath) two 10 units   5 up and 5 down building in clairmont, Florida and how many square foot of  land i need, I got a group of investor to get this done Average rent depending on design, 1400-1750.

Depending on whether you have plumbing and wiring chases, doing it later can be disruptive to the units below, like cutting out a chunk of wall.

It really all depends on your goals and what you want out of it.

Depending on how much your looking to tie up why not partner with a flipper, you fund the deals and take a steady interest payment.

It all depends on the specifics of the property and the level of build out.

Congrats being debt-free @Elsa M.This will completely depend what type of assets you are buying for what price & terms and who will be managing it. 

But it all depends on your goals.Take this advice with a grain of salt.

While I can’t really imagine a scenario that this situation would occur the answer would be it depends on you HML lender.

So depending on when your lease ends you may be able to swing it or else make a deal with your current landlord to break your lease early.