I am a beginner in real estate and looking to scale a portfolio as fast as possible.

I'm not a big fan of 10-12 units because you don't get much scale yet you have to do commercial financing so you don't really realize the benefits of multi except the education on how to execute value add strategies and navigating commercial financing.

The issue is that as you scale with this method, you will be increasing your work as well as the risk of mismanaging or commingling funds - which would place your liability protection at risk.

As long as you have the experience with ground up construction and the construction budgets are all large enough in scale you should be fine.  

I'm just starting with 5 doors but as I scale up, I want systems in place that make my life easier. 

No matter where you live or where you own assets, I personally recommend the Series LLC to be a great tool for the individual investor who is planning to expand their operation, as it allows for you to scale infinitely for FREE- check out this article to learn more.4th pillar is somewhat similar - you want to separate your operations from your assets.

People also talk about the broader market slowing down, but I like the idea of taking action now and using the experience to scale up if a buyer's market emerges.Thanks,Nick

I’ve structured my construction company to do projects on my own, so I keep the best deals usually for myself, but I do have the capabilities of subbing out my guys to do larger scale construction products projects for other investors.

Start with the safe bet, build your team (this involves more work than buying your first deal), then scale and grow.

Economies of scale!