When you say you "think" that you will be a good property manager it show a lack of confidence.

Affordable housing, and the lack thereof, has far more to do with politics than with people buying STR's.

On your other note, despite the lack of housing in a recession or economic disaster, there's a breaking point to what people can afford meaning that prices may not crash, but can stay flat for decades.

Seller financing and ITIN lending seems to be the norm in this area due to buyers in lacking the ability to use traditional financing (usually because they don’t have social numbers).My question does anyone have any guidance around structuring a seller financing deal for a home that was recently rehabbed using a hard money lender? 

Option 1 will require experience and is just there for illustrative purposes, 2 and 3 (in the absence of experience owning CRE) will require that the borrower be local to the property (if you want the best financing available on your first rodeo, stay local and stay turnkey, your lack of CRE experience is offset by your presumed local neighborhood level knowledge, etc, you can get fancy & still get good financing once you've got local & turnkey property #1 under your belt).

If someone is going to cry about their ROI% on 1 rental property over a tiny 3 year window, it shows that they have a fundamental lack of understanding of how the rental property business works.When cap rate and ROI estimates are provided,  that is a general indication of the how the average of properties in that asset class will perform over time.At any tiny window with 1 small sample size you can greatly outperform and underperform.

It's ok for your goals to be obstructed by current rates and lack of inventory.

First, its best to identify a strategy, choose a market that aligns with it, and establish your Core 4.The main challenge I observed is that individuals often lack a clear end goal or strategy, or they select a market that doesn't align with it. 

Hey @Dipika Mulchandani, I don't have a dog in this fight, but there is a constant stream of articles about lack of LTRs in that area.

I review the subreddit inconsistently as well, but find myself frustrated with the lack of identity due to anonymous accounts.