Equity is what allows you to scale, not cash flow and it's much quicker generated by appreciation, not principal paydown. 

I’m hoping to scale beyond 50 units and want to be able to make the right decision for my own property based on market conditions.

There are some areas I would steer away from in this sub-market, but there is no denying the continued growth, development, and interest in this area on a national scale.

That is why co living is so difficult to scale!  

The risk to the floor($0) is worth it, at scale, for some.Go check out other markets that are actually closer to the median price point, it's a lot less transactional.

It does not happen overnight and having a track record is especially helpful in scaling this.

Go with a background check where you can see what is actually in it not just them giving you a letter grade or pass go. 

Anything helps, per this example we could say:A single family home that is not builder grade but not luxury so in the middle being 1,600 sqft, 3 bed, 2 bath.Also a:duplex that is 2000sqft vertical build that is identicle layout on floor 1 and 2. each unit would be 1000 sqft and 2 bed, 1 bath.To note, the loan on property 3 is a DSCR loan because there is not 2 years of stable income from me because I am still in college.If there is anymore info that could be needed please let me know. 

Best of luck with scaling your business. 

Then the guest speaker started discussing some legal topics and I thought some of the advice was not great (since I handle real estate transactions on a small scale) so it turned me off a bit.