You may not be able to get all of your money out, but often a portion so that you end up with less money in downpayment from your savings vs. the value you added and then you can scale to the next project. 

I’ve had a slight shift in my investment life and will be making less extra payments as I move forward and continue trying to scale.

I have quickly run into the reality that it is impossible to scale on your own.

Forcing equity is how you scale the fastest, and it will grow your network with contractors.

Hi Darnell, I’m based in the Seattle but have been doing BRRRRs in the Midwest (Memphis and Detroit) where I have scaled my portfolio to 9 doors. 

BTR is good for long term rentals but for construction economies of scale it's pretty bad. they need to be on the higher density side of built to rent communities greater than 10 units per acre in townhome styles without garages in my opinion. it's a slow model and the entitlements take forever, BTR communities are suburban mostly which have lower rents and thus lower values.

STR is running a micro-tel, a small scale hotel.

It’s an excellent spot for flipping properties aimed at middle-income buyers.Each of these zip codes offers different advantages depending on what you’re looking for in terms of community, property type, and investment scale.

As you scale, there are software tools, but right now that shouldn't be your primary concern.Another option is you can self manage, but use a PM for leasing.

The way the first type of loan calculates DTI, people struggle to scale.