It really makes sense to me to hold onto the duplex or condos if you decided to split them for the long term and keep your focus on scaling with your HELOC and $15k saved, but again I am not sure what returns you are seeing if you do a 1031.

Personally I dislike HOA's, scale deliberately and dont overleverage.

That presents a great opportunity, however it is hard to scale when buying everything with cash. 

I want to scale, but all of these loans make it very difficult.

I have an opportunity to construct a mixed-use building with 42 residential units (each around 600 sq. ft. with 1+ bedrooms) and 2 commercial spaces, totaling approximately 42,000 sq. ft.We have a solid understanding of constructing smaller projects, such as 2-4 unit buildings, but this larger scale is new to us.

Hi , everyone  how many  5% conventional  loan or fha loan  can I have at a time  for multi units  property  on "primary residence " and  how  can i use this strategy  to scale  ,i.e buying  property  every year to aquire more. 

Larger, experienced shops likely less so, but with these groups even if they have some problem deals it’ll amount to a headwind to overall performance of a very large portfolio rather than a disaster that brings down the firm.The 2020 to 2023 period saw several very active “newer” groups who were rapidly scaling and in some cases dominating acquisitions.  

Yes, with this comes more risk, but also more reward and ability to scale faster.

If you make certain your buyer is pre approved, the documents line up, and you keep good communication, the selling side has never proven to be difficult to me.With that said I agree with @Rick Santasiere in regards to scaling up.

Hey everyone,Quick poll: What’s your preferred strategy for scaling your real estate portfolio?