I specialize in working with other investors to find great deals that meet their cash flow and appreciation goals.

I had a meeting with a lender about getting a second home loan.

Quote from @Paul Whitehurst: Many will tell you to borrow money from Property A to purchase Property B, but that's known as over-leveraging and not recommended for a newer investor.

Quote from @Brandon Croucier: Financing a commercial MF that runs as an STR is possible.Appraising a property based on the income is not, whos to say a buyer would STR the property. 

Depends on which property you pull equity from.

@Christina Galdieri A 1031 exchange cannot be used for the sale of a business itself, as it only applies to the exchange of like-kind real property used for business or investment.

@Dallas Rapoport where is the property? 

A clean-out at the property line is the norm around here.

But unless you get a value-add property, purchasing real estate really doesn't make much sense in this environment?

There are many here in my local area and your area is likely to have the same type of meetings.Most of the deals that I fund are by meeting investors in person at these groups and creating strong relationships.