Thus, you will own two cash flow positive producing properties.One sells through a 1031 exchange because 1) they have owned a property for a long period of time and it may not have many years left to receive the benefits of depreciation expense, 2) they want to sell their existing property for an even larger property Both methods are great for scaling. 

I like KW for pay scale and flexibility they allow.

I know this sounds like no big deal, but it can be a time suck once you scale up! 

I realize there are all sorts of investment types and goals out there, but the beauty of multi-family investments is in the economies of scale.  

Additionally, syndications w/experts have an advantage in the current market climate IMO due to scale, access to deals, relationships and capital.  

MHP management companies probably make more sense at large scales. 

I moved very recently from Connecticut, where I had invested in duplex and single family properties and am looking to leverage the economies of scale that generally come with the larger asset class.Looking forward to working with all of you!

Couple of questions:- can you recommend names of contractors/companies who specialize in this small-scale Class C construction?

Several separators besides experience is connections and relationship w/brokers to get better deals,  financial might to get larger deals and scale their operations, clustering strategies to further reduce risks and costs, etc.  

Depends on the type of GC you're looking for.The guys picking up material early in the morning at HD/Lowes/Menards are unlikely to run a very tight ship or handle large scale jobs.