@Terry Harris I don't think the 1% rule is of use as you scale up because small differences between properties start to add up.

Can anyone share any resources to learn about how to scale small multifamily properties (2-4 units)?

We are looking to scale as quickly as possible.

@Austin WiseTime, scaling up, living beneath your means, and having a solid W-2 job are the ways I did it.

If you plan to scale, the experience you gain as a property manager will give you a lot more insight into what it takes to run properties and manage tenants.  

There are three investor groups in the Storage business right now:REITS or large regionals-  I'm from the corporate world as a CPA (largest CPA firm in the world), Controller and CFO ($1bl sales in manufacturing); I can think like them and have lived their world. 

I recently decided to cut the excuses, pay the yearly BP fee and get some skin in the game to force me to work harder so I can make that money back through scaling my real estate investing.  

Metro detroit consistently ranks #1 for cash flow markets year over year.So the trick is to not over think it, and just take the stuff that’s in solid locations and scale.

Almost too much on my plate at times.But once I left my corporate job, now I suddenly have more time than I know what to do with.This has allowed me to spend more time getting educated, thinking of ways to scale my real estate development business, and also taking on other 'side hustles' for other streams of income.

If you are interested in their service (Point Central is similar) you can see what locks integrate with their software and see if any of those companies manufacture something that will work.