We buy and hold MF and do long-term property management.

I like markets with other solid indicators like job growth, net migration, long term rents, appreciation, etc etc

We have a beautiful 8 unit property that we've rehabbed and currently offer 3 units for short term rental on the second floor.

We were curious if anyone here had guidance on the market in terms of zip codes on the rise/or key areas developments we should take a look into?

There are multiple ways in order to offer a seller financed deal enticing terms to get them to back off the rate.What if the financer is not the owner, How do you make the deal enticing for a non traditional lender in order to drop their rate. 

I'm super happy starting off with single family medium or long term rental strategy, hold for as long as makes sense, and keep purchasing the same type. 

For example, during my application they rejected it the first time because they required that all of my points be SEPARATED by all the different brokers I worked under (signed off separately in terms of how many points I earned under which broker) 2.

Overall, it could lead to a more cautious approach to buying and selling, with more emphasis on long-term holds rather than frequent exchanges.

Pull your own and ask them, "With credit of FICO SCORE, what rate and term can you offer me?" 

The DST is typically a long term, illiquid investment and Tenant in Common can be shorter term, more liquid investment.