Generally,Location+SF+Amenities+Market Demand = Rent (in dollars).Now think of the right side of that equation as a scale.

Wanting to trade up into larger buildings is effective all things being equal there are definitely economies of scale, and personal preferences too.

That skilled is used in every aspect of real estate investing ... if you plan on scaling ... 50 properties or more.

However, I am confident that I would be able to successfully generate buyer and seller leads at scale using Google/Facebook/Instagram ads, so I am tempted.I've also thought about using my marketing experience to get leads for distressed properties and then wholesale them, but again I'm a newbie when it comes to investing in real estate, so I don't even know if that's practical in my area (Seattle).Are there any other paths I could take that comes to mind?

It's doesn't seem the right scale for such a mammoth kitchen. 

Then i wondered if i even wanted to go with one for my first couple of properties until i scale up to where i might really need it and might have more negotiation with a portfolio of 5-7 properties.

I have a large scale rehab to do on the west side of Cleveland. 

I have a few friends out here in Oregon who have large patches of land normally 2-5 acres I'm not sure if it's high or not, not my ball game but they are getting roughly 10% of profit but bear in mind that's water rights which in Oregon you must have for large scale grow.

If you don't panic but work through difficulties and overcome obstacles, you reduce your risk.I don't know how to quantify it on a scale because every deal and every investor is unique.

And on a bigger scale, I actually did a private loan (I was the borrower) of about 1/2 million with zero collateral (and that was when I was much smaller in scale, so I'm surprised she did it)But since bad things can happen to good people, most lenders want something tangible to back it up.