At my work, the developers I see all use large property managers which wouldn't be interested in small projects (and I wouldn't want to work with them anyway given the conflict).

I’m a fairly new investor, currently with only one STR/MTR duplex in Indiana, and I’m looking to develop new skills in order to improve my personal income to help expedite a second rental investment.I am a touring musician, and also have 5+ years of bookkeeping experience for one of my small businesses, and I run the books for my one duplex as well.

Are there trends or developments that could impact future growth?

What concerns me most is that statement: "I have yet to have a conversation with a seller"Here's the truth: It'll probably take talking to 50-100 prospective sellers before you even have a shot at getting a deal.You don't get to change that.You do get to decide how long you'll take to get those conversations completed.Reach just 1-2 sellers per week and it'll take you a year or two before you get a deal.Reach 10 sellers per weekday, and you'll likely get a deal within a month!

I own a PM company so I've heard tons of stories and have developed good strategies on how to deal with it. 

My ideal situation is to find a finance partner to help fund these deals for approximately 12-16 months, and we will exit the deal after selling to a significant multifamily, home builder, or developer for them to build on the approved land.    

That is how developers do the same process.

Back then water was so cheap that developers of multifamily buildings just included in the rents.Today is a different time and place so water is called "liquid gold".

I'm Andres, Founder of Los Arcos Development.

I would argue that the development prior to that when as far back as 2014 for new construction.