2.Are there strategies to reduce the required down payment or secure better mortgage terms?

Any insights, advice, or strategies from those who’ve been in a similar position would be greatly appreciated.

What is the best strategy in your opinion to niche down on a target audience in any given market?

That style of learning and introduction to true industry catches my attention as having someone in the space that understands the space to bounce things off of and learn from seems to be the ideal way.I have through a handful of the webinars and follow up calls with different companies and they all basically pitch similar ideas and strategies.

Depending on what the potential jobs offer in terms of income, does this seem like a realistic strategy?

Solid strategy!

While the borrowing costs are higher, I’m exploring strategies where the returns could offset this.

But the real difference comes down to what actually drives revenue.For example, splurging on a mural in a one-bedroom rental for travel nurses won’t necessarily increase bookings (unless they’re influencers and you have a social media strategy for your rental).

I realize I am not cut out for the entire REI process of consistently finding multiple properties for particular exit strategies. 

A good lender should be able to piece together a strategy with you, whether that's cross collateralizing or not, underwrite each option with conservative numbers.