Partnering with others can help you scale your business and access greater resources.

I found ways to borrow the cash and did 5 cash out refis within 7 years to recycle the equity to scale up.

I like the strategy of having a job with guaranteed income and taking advantage of owner occupied financing to purchase a house hack, staying connected with the REI community in the area, and scaling up from there.

Quote from @Sergio P Ramos: @JD Martin i have not done a development project of this scale.

But since you will be able to finance with LTVs, potentially higher leverage may be used and can scale the portfolio faster with the right strategy. 

For me, it’s all about scaling, so multifamily properties are where my focus stays.

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I would love to hear about your strategies of which you all used to effectively scale.

The new buyer could certainly scale back on the "curb appeal". 

So, it's still a viable way of investing, but does not have the same scale of success in today's economic environment in higher appreciation markets.