I prefer the mid-term over short-term rental all day long now. 

Most DSCR lenders actually prefer you to own the property in an LLC, although some do allow you to close in a personal name.

If you prefer to stay local and build equity, house hacking a duplex or triplex in Fort Lauderdale could work, especially if you can add an STR component to boost income.

Consider offering equity partnerships, debt financing with profit sharing, or preferred equity, where investors get a fixed return before you share profits.

I will DM you a link to our preferred insurance vendor for a quote. 

Directly after signing up I called them to make certain I had not signed up for any "subscriptions" or "programs" and was assured I was not.

I'm new the notes world and frankly the 3-year locked in PPR preferred return of 12% seems almost too good to be true if they in 16 years have never missed a payment or failed to repay principal.

Personally, I would never live in PHX, but that is all personal biases (I prefer seasons and greenery), and clearly lots of people choose to live in PHX.At the end of the day, I would argue market selection almost only comes into play when you are talking assets that cater to institutional buyers that have to get investment committee sign off. 

I am looking to connect with the investors there as the promotors are continuing to take Asset Management fees to the tune of $450K a year (on top of PM fees) even when their payout to the investors is around $20K a quarter (not meeting preferred) and the overall fund is negative about $450K.

As far as benefit to the seller goes, @Matthew Paul I think you are probably right on the money and regardless of whether they would have preferred to stay in this house rather than move, it is likely providing them some excellent cash flow; and I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a deal that serves both parties better than the current situation.