When rates climb the scales will tip.Most jobs that are created will likely be low pay and at the tax payers expense, this will also contribute to the tipping point. 

Our bldg is currently zoned manufacturing, but is & has always been a residential bldg.

Right now he needs the consistency of a base salary but once we scale and have rehabs going consistently we should be able to transition to % of profits.

You may as well start a full scale BD if this is your chosen business model.  

The issue that I'm having now is scaling the business from a $10M to say $100M. 

At that point I want to quit my job and work on scaling the business.

SFHs usually require much less tenant management than multi-families, but multi-families usually have better cash flow and you might be able to scale quicker if you buy right.  

I've heard there is now FHA 0% down for 104% of appraised value ... not saying I would necessarily make a blanket suggestion for this product, but will say that where there is a will there's a way, and you retain control over your investment locally while you don't out of state, which dramatically jacks up your risk out of state, especially for a newbie without scale or experience.

I know its not a standard thing to post here looking for employment, but I think my personality and experience can help scale a smaller Company.

I think that practice is silly and if they cannot make their money based on low cost acquisition and economies of scale/conformity in their rehabs that they don't deserve the extra anyway, but that is just my personal opinion.