Making money and keeping money are not the same thing. 

Have you searched your county site to identify those that have bought land in your area the past few years and then contacted them?

@Ken M. rents are softening in the places that have had a lot of new units come on line.  

I immediately got home and created a laminated note about the unique local bakery, which bakes the best croissant I have ever tasted, including the croissant I had in Paris, just around the corner of the Airbnb listing.

Do you think it's a good time to buy given all the regional changes Dubai is going through?

Building built as multifamily tend to have more sound damping, particularily the newer the construction. 

At the end of the day, whether small or large deals it always comes down to relationships.

When you finance through national lenders, in your experience, is a balloon a common requirement for commercial loans of this nature or is it possible to get a fixed rate for 30 years?  

It's not over until the end of their lease term, or the rerenting of their unit earlier, or the remaining tenant agreeing to accept 100% responsibility for the unit.

Order the chicken, but don't dump on the OP, RTR, or an entire segment of the industry for getting the lobster.