Additionally, it feels the most appropriate approach for both profiles I described above and allows me to focus on learning one strategy.

thank you in advance!

What strategies have worked best for marketing midterm rentals in secondary or smaller markets like Portsmouth?

Does anyone have any advice on a better strategy to earn interest with the cash flow being produced?

This is what makes the hard money to DSCR combo a great one-two punch for the BRRRR Strategy. 

Selling at FMV avoids the gift tax but provides your child with a higher tax basis, reducing their future capital gains liability.A better strategy for selling below FMV is to sell the house at FMV on an installment note, then forgive interest and principal annually up to the gift tax exclusion amount.

We have specific and unyielding criteria for this, which we provide to all potential borrowers in advance.

What strategies or lessons did you learn along the way?

This in turn will kill your exit strategy if you are not doing your due diligence and playing conservative.

I'm finishing renovations on a studio apartment (under another unit in a multi-family) in the next few days and am trying to decide on what strategy to use to rent it.