So if you're trying to scale your investment portfolio rapidly within the next two years, do not plan on being able to use your STR income to do so for your debt-to-income qualification purposes. 

For you US people to get what I'm talking about: Oslo is more like San Francisco or Bay Area, with more money, better climate and quality of life, while Bergen is more like Phoenix (just replace the crazy heat of Phoenix with rain every day all year round except from a couple of months during the summer).Rental yield will be a lot lower in Oslo and it would be more of a speculation on price appreciation, while Bergen would be more of a conservative bet with higher yields but prices appreciating a lot slower (Oslo: 15-20%, Bergen: 4%).The most practical would be to invest in Oslo where I live so I could get some economy of scale, but then I would lose the diversification bit and could potentially be really ****ed if the market turns too soon. 

They offer economies of scale, meaning if you lose a tenant in a 4 plex, you still can likely cover all your costs with the 3 remaining renters. 

Chatel Property Managment for basic management or Scott Bloom from Columbia Property Managment for full scale

Weall started from somewhere and you know yourself better than anyoneelse.I suggest that you clearly define your criteria and what you are looking for.Based on the area you choose, a local Investor-Agent can help shorten your learning curve and saveyou a lot of headaches as they tend to understand the market better.Additionally, here are 5 top ways to scale your real estate investment business.1.

It feels like buying houses for free when you deploy equity from other properties to scale up.  

The scales have to balance out.

I think it can be a very lucrative business model if that is what you choose to offer and if you are able and willing to scale it up.

I'm scaling as fast as I can and most of my deals are similar to this one. 

This is all assuming the town-homes don't need any work.I can also scale this plan and try to acquire all three properties.Does anyone have any other advice?