Starting small or Starting big - Calling all Real Estate Tycoons

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I am 22 with 40k of my own money to play with. I have a SFH deal under contract that will cash flow $650+/month, and will net me an overall 30k-35k at the end of the deal. In order to net 30-35k, I must "live" in the property for at least 2 years; therefore, this will be a 2yr process. I will be house-hacking and investing roughly 22k to make this deal happen. This leaves me with about 15k of my own cash to continue investing; however, I'll have access to an additional 35k of private money for another deal, totaling 50k.

Or, I continue looking for bigger and better deals. 

The problem/question I have is am I thinking too small. With the current conditions of our economy, I believe there will be multifamily and better commercial deals coming up soon rather than later. Should I pull the trigger now or hold onto my cash and continue looking for bigger and better deals.