"Could this be a time to pickup a decent property for a bit of a steal there (at least relative to how crazy high the market has been recently)"Yes exactly

Just curious if anyone else on here had a relatable situation with a lender and what the terms looked like for them.

interest rates going down, would increase demand for goods/services, thereby increasing inflation.That's the theory anyway, but supply side inflation can be plenty dangerous as well.I think the 2024 outcome will just continue to benefit property holders, if you already own, just sit tight.

A HELOC may be an option but I'm full time real estate (no W2) and have a couple properties and my DTI is relatively high. 

If it is smaller family-owned business, see if it makes sense to offer a Defined Benefit Plan.

The extra cost is typically well worth the benefit. 

I had thought about some type of sub-metering solution as well, but it seems like there is really no good way to do that.Our other buildings are duplexes where it was relatively easy/made sense to separate the heating systems.

We have been swept by the influencers touting the benefits of cost seg, so we are wondering how come nobody ever mentioned that it might not fully appy during the first year in service.You relied on two almost equally awful sources of information: influencers and IRS publications.

I agree with @Patrick Franta and @Mike Neubauer that  a 1 bedroom will give you a better ROI though because you can still find relatively decent deals on 1 BRs compared to 2 Brs. 

I will say however, that there may be an indirect benefit to not APPEARING to hold many valuable assets.