I've had a couple of people suggest to me to 1031 exchange my SFH here to buy multi-unit OOS or many SFHs...sounds like huge headache venturing into the unknown and all those tenants, repairs, capital expenses etc. 

I am a mid level real estate investor with scaling pains and would like to know what Mastermind groups are out there for investors with 20+ units that are looking to grow to 500+ units.

First of all what is your thoughts on using the section 8 fair market rent number as the comps for what i can get for a unit , and secondly will section 8 care about a garage or the square footage of the unit ?

I need to renew my 52 unit in South Daytona Florida insurance very soon.  

For those asking about location, it'll be in the knoxville area (potentially smokies or adjacent mountain accessible areas) and will be doing several smaller 400-900 sq ft units (new builds) on a 5-10 acre lot, and I will be bringing the great styling, photography, marketing, and amenities :)  I was actually assuming worse vacancy in the beginning, but this is reaffirming my feeling that what is hurting is large and dated rentals. 

What is your experience so far and how many units are using with it

Garage and basement for each tenant. 1 unit vacant.

My company uses Appfolio but I think they have a 50 or 100 unit minimum.

Ask how many units they manage and how much experience they have.

Or find a unit to rent?