They offer better economies of scale and tend to be more manageable as you grow your portfolio.

I'm not looking to scale anytime soon. 

The lessons you learned the hard way in 2008 will be invaluable now, and it’s great that you’re aiming to stay small-scale and within your comfort zone of Sacramento, which gives you an advantage of knowledge in that market.Given your experience, I'd say start by focusing on three key areas to build confidence and minimize risks:Budget Control: Over-renovating was one of the big mistakes you mentioned.

Hiring & Onboarding: Any platforms or strategies that have helped you scale your team?

As you get more experience, scaling up to larger properties will open up even more opportunities.

Hi Chris, I've never met any one in the Atlanta area that builds to rent large scale.  

Hi Jeffrey,Great to see you’re looking to scale into multi-family commercial investing here in Indy!

My long-term goal would be investing in large scale hotels, I know I know, that's quite ambitious, but I don't mind starting small and working my way up there, as long as I start from somewhere!

They are billed as "a scientific approach to single-family rentals" and use "institutional grade property management," which usually means they are a tech company in real estate and likely either don't have the existing property management relationships in each area or you chose an area where they don't have enough units through Roofstock for the PM they chose to care.

But i was able to achieve the elusive infinite return on a majority of my RE and all of my investment RE that I purchased prior to 2020.Infinite return has the benefit that the finances are not the hindrance to scale.