With interest tracing the loan is against another property(my primary) but it was used to acquire the property I am 1031 exchanging out of.

Granted MFH are more common in rougher parts of central jersey and my purchasing power can't acquire me something in North Jersey here homes are much more desirable when it comes to appreciation and schools and safety.

Who(specific person or position) would you recommend I add to a team to acquire Commercial Real Estate Properties that are in the Phoenix Metro Market?

You'll have to pay rent regardless, so you need to consider that you would already have that expense, along with the fact that you'll get the benefits of principal paydown and asset appreciation (especially by leveraging).Acquire the asset and perhaps focus on something you can add value to, then you'll have a 100-200K equity chunk to play with in a few years when the market accelerates again.

I help them acquire the STRs.

At this point I'm ok with preserving my assets and not losing anymore money and owning a few quaiity properties not acquiring more doors.

So I suggest people DON't run out and start acquiring oil stocks at random, it's a complex situation. 

Granted MFH are more common in rougher parts of central jersey and my purchasing power can't acquire me something in North Jersey here homes are much more desirable when it comes to appreciation and schools and safety.

Granted MFH are more common in rougher parts of central jersey and my purchasing power can't acquire me something in North Jersey here homes are much more desirable when it comes to appreciation and schools and safety.

Leveraging with mortgages allows you to acquire more properties and potentially higher returns, but also comes with more risk.