I am open to it- but unfortunately, I am not looking to move until another 2-3 years- my partner and I rent an apartment on IOP and we love the location and the cost is actually incredibly low which is great.

If you low-balled them, you have to be careful doing that when asking for seller financing.

That seem like a very low for a furnished rental.   

Let brokerage grow, tenants pay down mortgage, and save up for another property organically (Cons - slow growth, waisting equity// Pros - low risk)2) Cash out the $300k brokerage account, pay off the townhouse, start cash-flowing $2,400/mo, and save up for new investment or 1031 into multi family(Cons - cap gains tax on cash out, high Oregon income tax penalty, hard to find deals being $2,400 monthly cash flow) // Pros- cash flow, increased leverage into large investment)3) Cash out $300k brokerage and put into separate Multi Fam property, hoping for $2,400/mo+ cash flow, keep townhouse rented as is (Cons - cap gains tax on cash out, not utilizing equity PROs - increase portfolio value, higher upside with value add or rent increase on new units?)

Especially these last few years with interest rates being so low for so long, every decent asset class has seen cap rate compression for several years.

These types of low down payment no equity transaction have a horrendous default  rate way over 50%  

Now he says he is negotiating nationwide deals on materials that are priced so low the quality is non existent.

Also, some college degrees that lead directly to jobs are low paying (teaching, social work).

The median home price is also very low nationwide which creates a low barrier to entry.

We are NOT a fit for low quality assets such as C/D or uber high input such as sec8 or mid/large MFH.