There will be fluctuations on rents and much of it is property and timing dependent and not necessarily market dependent. 

I am a new investor looking for primarily multi-family properties with 2-4 units; would be willing to house hack as well depending on the opportunity. 

More then willing to share what we have learnt with anyone who wants to chat

But even then, seller financing is rarely substantially better than another investment they could make (including trust deed lending, which will often be at a higher rate than seller financing)In my experience, the owners who find owner financing advantageous are at the ends of their careers and are not interested in looking for another investment (other than the usual retirement funding sorts.)

.- Working a W2 as a firefighter, posting and consuming content- Leaving my W2 to dive deep into real estate investing and working as an agent... and still watching/posting content all while business was ok - Deleting social media apps (one have one on my phone that I use 10 minutes or less a day), diving deep into building my business and skills which have drastically increased due to pure focus and increasing my business significantly- moral of the story... focus on the things you need to do in business (dollar productive activities) and life experiences while reducing consumption will increase your success  

House hacking, if you will. 

What are your thoughts on the chances of 100% depreciation will be re-instated with Trump back in office?

Personally if you are looking to grow in real estate going the traditional method/way of getting good properties under agreement with traditional financing will get you to where you want to go faster than trying to find all the needles in a haystack.

Hopefully, you can answer, and we will connect soon.Best - Chris

Are a lot of people in it for themselves, and will give you advice that will benefit them, of course, that is human nature?