Due to personal faith based reason, I prefer to only invest in all cash deals that don't involve traditional financing (so typical passive RE options like syndications, RE funds with fixed returns, REITs etc are not a viable option for me). 

This quantitative tightening fights inflation, and Most economists estimate that it adds another 100-150 basis points implicitly to the Fed funds rate so we have really been at 6.375 to 6.675% the last year.

We don't necessarily have a NEED or desire to get something off-market per se.

I have had a desire to invest in real estate particularly STR’s for years.

For example, if you want to get back into Real estate with the flock funds you can't. 

here is the situation. i left a really good paying job to take care of my 81 year old parents because my dad is chronically ill and my mom is almost there. i wont go into too much detail, but my sis doesnt help them. ill leave it at that. we have a person who comes twice a week to help with cleaning and other household tasks. i carry the bulk of the weight cooking their meals, running errands, grocery shopping, picking up meds, and taking them to dr appointments. its a full time job. i get a small salary of $1000 a month from a care giver sub contractor for the VA. ive been paying my bills with what savings ive had, but only have a few months of funds left. i own a duplex. i have over 200k in equity. i live in texas and texas has weird laws about refi and heloc/heloans when the property is 4 units or less and owner occupied. i would rather not sell, but if thats my only option i will have to at some point.does anyone have any advice or possibly be able to point me to lenders who might be able to work with my situation?

I haven't used the VA loan before, so I'll have a lower VA funding fee.

I financed this deal through a private lender, allowing for a swift acquisition and the flexibility to allocate funds toward renovations.

I have had 4 properties in this area and every single one I have had to go through this while some of the neighboring properties were not desirable at all but were left alone because they were owner occupied. 

I financed this deal through a private lender, which allowed for a quick acquisition and the flexibility needed to fund the planned build-out for Arbol Eatery, the wellness center, and the event space.