I would like to convert my equity into cash in hand to buy more properties and scale quicker.

You may command a premium rent or sale for the green home.Con: its new, untested technology that hasn't had the years of innovation and economies of scale to  drop prices to the point where its a profitable investment.Analysis: You can still command a premium for a green home with a much more profitable investment on rooftop solar panels instead of the solar roof shingles.

Some other businesses are harder to scale.

Easy way to scale as we put 5 - 10% down, upgrade primary residences each year, and avoid the costly 20% down payment typically required How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

In addition, if you quit your W2 that means you are likely using your real estate profits to pay for your living expenses, and that makes it really tough to scale the business.

The first deals are slow, painfully slow, and then if you treat people right and keep consistently working, you end up with more opportunities than you can juggle without scaling up.

I mean sure it deals with landlord & tenant issues, but commercial real estate is more fitting due to its scale/size.Just a suggestion. 

I mean if your looking to scale or do more than the odd one a year.here is what I learned when doing this.. 

To date, I’ve built 4 SFH’s to rent (TN, ATL, JAX) and I’m happy with the returns but I want to move the needle on a larger scale soon.

I'm working towards scaling up my business in Arizona, the most competitive market in the country.