I have a HELOC of 250k that I have been using but I feel like Im not scaling as fast as I could be.

That, and finding more deals that we can scale into.

This strategic use of financing and leveraging equity has been crucial in scaling my real estate investments.Key Lesson #3: Diversify Your Real Estate Portfolio Early in my investing journey, I concentrated too much on a single market or type of property.

You just need to invest more energy on the most motivated people until you’ve scaled enough to include everyone else.

On a pure investment scale a mid term or short term in the midwest (omaha, KC, etc..) may net you better returns.

It’s also not as cost effective to just upgrade one unit when it’s vacant because then you lose economies of scale and in the instance of materials things may not be available over an extended period of time and you may end up with mismatched windows or something.

But to me scale in that market is critical as well as living there and being hands on with your PM and maintenance .. trying to buy a few rentals there in mymind you need to buy highest price you can afford to make sure your in the best neighborhood and this goes for most all markets as @Nicholas L. mentioned I agree with him and have been preaching the median price points investing method since day one when I got on BP.. 

This structure lets you leverage rental income to qualify, without needing traditional income verification, making it an excellent option for building/scaling your portfolio.

Meaning how many people can afford to put a 5-20% downpayment(sliding scale with DTI), and have the DTI to afford the house?

Hello everyone.  I currently have 8 SFH in the Decatur, IL and Springfield, IL areas.  Each cashflow pretty well but the opportunity for appreciation is slim.  I'm also finding that a single large repair can wipe out ...