What was the purchase price of your property?

Using a low down-payment loan on a duplex or small multifamily lets you scale without tying up much cash or touching your existing equity, and it often improves overall cash flow.

@Sean SabinOn the BRRRR projects I do, I borrow the purchase and rehab money.

I am looking to use the equity in my rental to purchase another investment property and continue to scale my portfolio.

Capital inefficiency usually shows up before people realize they’ve “scaled.”

We capped leverage early and scaled through repeatable cash-flow deals instead of chasing growth for its own sake.

Quote from @Melinda Eilts: Many investors hit a wall when banks stop lending due to DTI limits.Others scale by:Letting the property qualify itselfUsing portfolio strategiesPlanning exits before acquisitionThere’s more than one way to grow a rental portfolio.What’s been your biggest bottleneck when trying to scale?

My goal is to build a real estate portfolio and scale as fast as reasonably possible, without forcing bad deals.

Second, I have a Texas series LLC, so a master LLC and a bunch of smaller ones. 

Prioritize boring cash flow and clean operations over chasing the perfect duplex, because the first small multifamily that runs smooth is what lets you stack reserves and scale without stress.