In the opinion of the more experienced than I, what's the best approach for deal location when I'm not looking to scale fast?

The flat fee or max out models are typically companies that recruit heavily and want to scale to eventually be bought out.

i am continuing my research in private company industry in regards to mortgage related companies rather those companies are start up companies who are just recruiting new indivisuals and prepping those new indivisuals for the industry or large scale companies who have already been in the mortgage industry since the 18th century my problem is that i find very few companies who are offering paid for mortgage related licensure that is not a scam and paid for FINRA series exams and study guides all in exchange for temporary work or part time work or remote job as a mortgage underwriter

With a taxable salary of 36K (even with good cash reserves like you have), it will be difficult to scale your business without more creative financing options than conventional.

I like your idea of "partnering up" to bring more scale to a pm company.

Single familyPros - available at every price point - easy to understand - comps are relatively easy to determine - numerous exit strategies available - less complex to rehab- less complex to BRRRR- better likelihood of natural appreciation - Less turnover - Fewer tenant headaches- Tenants pick up most/all of property expenses (also, no common areas)- Tenant more involved in upkeep- More financing optionsCons - a lot of competition (regular buyers, other investors)- inherently slower to scale than multi familyMulti familyPros- scale up is built in - more cash flow vs amount invested?

It's actually a lot less risky than doing the long term lease route and you can scale your portfolio much faster.

@Kahla Henry ... definitely think about what kind of processes and systems you need to scale this into a viable business.

MFH can be a bit easier to cash flow (at scale) but they are rarely on the market and if they are its not for long.

Need a couple HMLs in place for scale-ability purposes unless pockets are deep of course.