This "economies of scale" approach could work for you, too.I would also consider the NW Valley, near where TSMC is building its multi-billion-dollar chip plant.

If you choose to work with an attorney for your 1031 whose experience is limited to a few 1031s a year (even though they may have a vast real estate background) you'll likely not get the economies of scale and a competitive price for your 1031. 

However, this structure is typically utilized by investors who are looking to purchase multiple assets over the years, if you're just starting out a single LLC could also work (you can always scale your legal structures later). 

However, as an agent and investor, we understand an accept that our payout comes with time- however for a project manager realistically looking for a 1099, being paid at the time of work is key to making sure you have the right person on your team.Is there realistically a way that you can create your projections of net profit on a project (in a scale format from X$ to Y$) and find a happy medium in there of expected net profit, and carve out your PM budget there?

This isn't going to go well unless the house you bought is in one of the A-grade suburbs.

One thing I'm struggling to grasp is scaling.

If I decide to scale up one day, do you have any thoughts on bigger unit count properties and the financing options available to those instead?

As such, I'm thinking about trying to scale via syndication.

Here's what I got going on so farCreated my Company "Coastal Sunrises" which focuses on STR Management/co-hosting, and am in the building process right now for my systems and I'm essentially looking to build every one of them to scale with so I am okay with taking a hit to profits immediately if that means paying employees/va's while I'm not managing a ton of properties.

Hello BP Community,My wife and I currently own one rental property in the North Phoenix area and are looking to scale our real estate business.