Find the market with the best market appreciation over the hold period and you will have found one of the better cash flow markets over that hold period.As for the forced appreciation….  

We rotate locks through our rentals, with a period of non-use for each lock.  

The “borrower” would have an option to buy back the property if (1) all lease payments (“mortgage payments”) have been made and the borrower/seller pays is the sale price/loan amount in full at the time the option period/note matures.  

I am trying to calculate my returns over a 10-year period using the rent-by-room strategy, which results in significantly more cash flow than traditional rentals.

Most of my CFO clients that are in residential development are looking for IRRs (usually over a minimum 5-year period) in the high teens and the commercial developers are looking in the low to mid 20% range.

I doubt if you'll have any issue with your hold period since it is all about your intent anyway.

I rent to one couple or small family for the full rental period - no less than 2 months and no more than 3 months.

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It was mostly due to my day job income and low cost of living over a long period of time; however, real estate accounts for about 50% of our income through a small portfolio of short, mid, and long term rentals. 

My draw down period is ten years of interest only payments then twenty years principal plus interest after that.