Institutional private lenders operate on a larger scale with more structure and formality, offering quick and flexible funding but within a regulated framework.

.- Goals: My aim is to successfully purchase, rehab, rent, refinance, and repeat with my initial properties, eventually scaling up to build a portfolio.Questions1.

Will be looking to scale relatively quickly as wellif anyone is willing to talk me through the Cleveland area or what I should expect and what to go for!

If your goal is to scale while minimizing your initial out-of-pocket expenses, consider searching for off-market value-add opportunities via investor lift, or local wholesalers.

A huge part of being successful and scaling as a real estate investor is finding reliable, available, competent, hardworking help (handymen, electricians, HVAC folks, property managers). 

The reason for this is that it will help you fit nicer into the lending guidelines and make your refinance much easier if you ever need to access the equity to scale. 

Yes, it can feel like "wasted" money on months where rent is auto-paid and there is no maintenance to be done, but when you get a bad tenant or two or when deferred maintenance finally catches up to you, they certainly earn their keep.At your scale, you might be able to get a bulk discount with a good PM, especially if you can show how well your current systems are working and how they'd be needed less than usual.

I have a question here regarding wither or not I should open LLCs and or a holding company for my upcoming scaling of my rental property portfolio. 

Ive only handled SFH and small multi-family rehabs, but never dealt with anything on this scale, and have no idea about the associated costs.

But if you could open enough channels to flip to scale and do 5x per year across 3 - 5 markets and now with volume you've made it something worthwhile.