The reality is you will at some point buy from a wholesaler if you try and scale this business.

Was it due to features, lack of scaling, or something else?

It’s a small single family three bedroom one bathroom unit, I bought it for cheap and plan on renting on the higher scale by making minor improvements such as flooring, fresh paints and of course new kitchen and bathroom

That's the way you scale with less money each time, but you don't want to leave the last home until you have built enough equity to do a cash-out refinance.

I have learned a ton on these forums though I’m posting for the first time.what does not get mentioned enough is that if you want to scale slowly using low money down FHA/conventional loan approach and live in there for 1 year, at a time, you should not write off all the rental income on your most recent tax returns for the existing rental properties.

Investors ask how do I scale....well that's how you scale.

Plus, it gives you a chance to learn the ins and outs of property management on a smaller scale, which can be a huge confidence boost as you grow your portfolio.Best,Lei

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If you’re looking to scale quickly, this could become a limiting factor.