And keep in mind your goals might change due to exoerience gathered - then be BOLD and change.I personally have started focussing on mid- to large size multifamily syndicating (not only in greater Phoenix) since my activity and educational journey has lead me to realize a few advantages that I prefer over others: huge leverage, scalability, as you grow less hands on work - more passive due to on the ground teams, not local but nationwide investing, constant and growing cashflow, versus buy & sell.

OMFG, these old people with these awful non scalable income ideas.

That can happen by using scalable tools that will set them apart.

FHA loans do not have minimum or maximum income requirements (2.iv).Rather than recreating my exterior cleaning business in Maine, i'd likely look for a full time entry-level job in any industry to find W-2 income to make myself more suitable for future loans, with a view to move to REI as immediately as possible.b) Having found the best available lender, look to buy a cash-flowing fourplex using the lowest down payment available - I'd imagine i'd be stuck at a relatively high LVR given the lack of US credit history, which isn't great but is certainly better than buying in cash in terms of scalability.

If you don't, this might be okay if you have just 1 SFR rental, but it doesn't seem scalable to me at all.

But for someone who's an accredited investor, this approach isn't really scalable.

There's a lot more scalability there should you have a couple of houses that stay vacant for a long time.

I hate to restrict myself to any market.In short, focus is the key here, I need to put some thought to it, a rough goal by Dec 2020 might be to own another property and have all doors rented and managed with scalable systems and processes in place.I wrote a bunch more but let’s keep this short I do need that focus, I get on task and then begin expanding and expanding until I’m writing about a smart city 100% self sustaining sitting on a massive geothermal plant  and utilizing other tech and renewable sources, getting all residents tax refunds due to excess energy leak into the grid. 

If your goal is to scale, you’re better off not starting this un-scalable habit.

Sure, you get leads and listings but those don't make any money until they're sold and some markets are much more rewarding than others.I would by far rank direct mail as THE BEST source of leads because it is almost infinitely scalable.