Maybe rinse/repeat the process until I’m where I need to be, establishing and scaling systems as needed.

My focus would mostly be focused on people who want out of there current situation and are possible looking to scale down to a more affordable option.

Purchased his first house hack and slowly scaled.

I strongly believe that carefully vetted commercial MF syndication is a good investment vehicle due to many many reasons (professionally managed, more passive, economy of scale due to large units, spread of risk due to multiple partners, and all the goods of Commercial MF like forced appreciation through value add, not only to mention all the tax benefits)...

Additionally, I will need a tax preparer that understands the federal rules as well as the Ohio, Columbus, and California rules that apply to me as a very small-scale rental property owner.

Opportunities for economies of scale do not exist (unless you have a large portfolio of homes in a close proximity).

Think of economy of scale.

If you have any questions about large scale construction processes, I'm happy to help. 

I am naturally debt averse but slowly realizing that scaling the rental bizz fast means getting out of comfort zone

Recently, I scaled back the amount I'm investing to have some capital to put into an investment property.