Remove those and the Net S8 Rent will be market rent.Typically, the only way to get more than market rent is by buying in Class D areas and hoping a S8 tenant will live there instead of a Class C area.Keep in Mind: TENANTS QUALIFY FOR SECTION 8 FOR A REASON!

My main aim of interest in real estate is to increase cash flow and overall build wealth that can replace my day job and give me more flexibility with my time.

i noticed though that the strategies you proposed are very different... an STR is a hospitality business and syndication is (in theory) at least somewhat passive.my main tip in getting started is not to rush into anything. 

My main question is should we wait the extra time so we can hold the property longer or should we try and sell this year, take the profit and scale quicker.

I guess a few others could have stayed to encourage and educate the new investors for whatever reason.

Another important note  on this is one reason in Oregon its such a big deal with lenders.. is that a properly filed Mechancis lien as your probably aware is a SUPER lien and jumps ahead of all of other liens. 

I'm still focusing on small multi-families mainly 3-4 units.

But I see no reason why this can't be done by someone like Scott, or anyone who is successful in any real estate endeavor.

We utilize this for different industries as well but our main niche is real estate since we are investors.

The main thing is that a good appreciation won't give a good cash on cash in the short-term but it will be good in the long term.