Whereas, a single $250k MFR would only require $10-13K.You'll give up the little efficiencies of scale that a duplex provides. 

I am looking to scale up and get 2 more properties by the end of the year and I know the most effective way to do this is by freeing up my time to find deals.

You'll have MUCH lower fees and a system that will work smoothly and scale well.  

@William B. you need to put systems and processes in place in order to scale whether flipping or wholesaling.

Syndications offer you the ability to be involved in a figurative giant machine with the economies of scale that come with it. 

My goal is to scale up rather quickly but I know I have a lot to learn especially since this would be out of state investing.

He's big enough to have scale but not so big that your property gets lost in the shuffle. 

I don't know what the loan value is, but part of the reason could be-I think the costs don't really scale linearly. 

Oh, and contrary to @Kyle Mitchell's blanket statement, there are some providers who are sharp enough, and have enough economies of scale, that there IS equity in the deal. 

Once I have a little bit saved up from this a  more constant flow rolling with the flips I would like to transition to buy & hold in the Northern Virginia/Fxbg markets ideally but will likely venture closer to Richmond where I think it would be less cost prohibitive to scale up.