And I also think that the inventory in your market plays a large role in deciding what property type makes the most sense.In my market, there is a large abundance of the small multi-family properties, especially the 2-4 unit properties.

U can target any real estate  although its quite robust for what your looking for.. we go for land and development land for the big money plays

I bought this house brand new as my home, but I had to move out.

I do think house hacking and small multifamily are the best plays at the moment. 

You don't want to start playing sides here and getting involved in these kinds of debates.

Long term play would be to either use it as a short term rental or 1031 exchange it after 2+ years.

Dalton,A multi LTR strategy sounds like a great play for 2025.i would suggest attending any and all REI meet ups in your area that you can find; my brokerage hosts a bunch of them up in the north east and it's been huge for our growth.i would also suggest finding an investor focused agent.

You also don't need to do a traditional long term strategy, is there a draw the  area that playing host to a traveling nurse or other professional/student would be interested? 

We want to buy an arcade machine for our STR that plays a bunch of different games.

Also wonder how appreciation plays out in that area as well.