I'm fresh off getting the HomeStyle Loan, so if anyone has any questions about my experience, please hit me up.I'm looking at keeping my momentum and developing some economies of scale where I purchased my first property.

It's a gentle enough slope hill that we can use a garden tractor on to mow and go length wise so gradual grade. 

A completely renovated house should be a different grade than a non renovated one, however all of my appraisals never differentiated, so no value was added.Shoreline protection, piers into bedrock, etc... are all good for the homeowner, but don't add any value.

I have been interested into scaling up and wanted to know what to expect when walking into a bank. 

Kate,As you scale up you should be keeping a ledger (not bank) account for each tenant.

Granted, on a small scale (we all still have day jobs), but we've done it. 

Trust, but Verify EVERYTHING.First property should be SFR.Generally....Lower tenant quality with MF, but obtain economies of scale. 

Play in the dirt: improve our pastureland and forest property-grade the sledding hill, fix pond and add a "creek", blaze trails, Clear a camping area and resting spots.

The founder of the organization, Verne Harnish, wrote two great books that I'd also highly recommend for anyone looking to seriously build a business, they're called, "The Rockefeller Habits" and "Scaling Up".

From what I'm thinking the commercial real estate market is saturated with low deal flow and high prices, however Blackstone can make good money on small flips by utilizing economies of scale.