With the cash flow I can jump into a riskier job, such as being an agent, where I have the opportunity to scale my income and acquire more properties in much less time.

I think if you want to keep your quality of life and scale your business then you should be a passive investor. 

If you are looking to scale with SFHs, you might need to change the structure.In terms of scaling to ten units, it is pretty straightforward.

Have had a few CA buyers scale to multiple buildings on these, rents tend to go up 10%+ in the gentrifying areas.

I am starting simple to learn the ropes and scale from here.

There is also a huge electric vehicle manufacturing plant under development just NE of town.

But usually I don't.If I decided to scale, I'd need more help on the ground.

Obviously you have money coming in but the ability to get most or all of your money out of a deal will allow you to scale quickly use that money and your 75k each month to do a couple at a time.

I have the option of getting licensed with NY State as a retailer and buying direct from the manufacturers, or I could work with a retailer in the area. 

If in Brainer Lakes area you have BIR events through summer which are epic in scale and draw, Superior has Bentlyville in winter, there is just countless factors vs just open water in summer.