They will likely also help you in discussing options with your tenant base.As other noted, you have options and they all have trade offs.  

After finding a  suitable borrower to place your money with, but before the money trades hands, be sure to underwrite the deal thoroughly.

The CRE lending market is expected to recover gradually, with opportunities emerging as interest rates stabilize and maturing loans drive new borrowing activity.Some regional banks are certainly struggling while others are consolidating in bid to become national powerhouses.Revised CRE Lending Projections2024: 26% growth to $539 billion (down from previous 34% growth forecast)2025: 23% growth to $665 billion (slightly lowered from 24%)Multifamily Sector Adjustments2023: $246 billion (49% drop from 2022)2024: 21% growth to $297 billion2025: 31% growth to $390 billionMarket FactorsRecent moderation in interest ratesSignificant number of loans maturing soonProperty owners hesitant, hoping for further rate decreasesUncertainty persists in the market, particularly regarding interest rates and property owner behavior.

With a brand new W-2 job in a different trade/profession, you may need to be in that new job for 6 months.  

Supply data and forecasting, unlike demand data and forecasting, is easy.

I've got until end of 2026 of a fixed rate period on a 5+ unit mortgage, then it adjusts for another 7 year period.   Has been 4.5% since 2020, any crystal balls on where rates will be in 2 years?   I mean it stands t...

We are forecasting 14 duplexes situated on this site. 

I'd forecast that the general trend of East Valley rent being higher than West Valley rents would remain the same.

Which if youve done flips , but not commerical multi before, you wont miss much,  however a 6 fam is a commerical code permit so there are slight variations between the residential code for essentially all trades which if you dont have a detailed plan and you dont double check every code before you do anything but rely on cheap labor to do your due diliegence for you, what could go wrong ? 

In our24 years of experience, managing almost 100 S8 leases currently, the average S8 tenant has a FICO under 580, numerous collections from utility & cell phone companies, doesn't want to pay a security deposit, much less an application fee and claims they don't know how to fill out their S8 paperwork despite being in the program for several years - hint: they want YOU to do it for them.Most, not all, are eligible for government assistance due to a funeral-march of bad choices.REALITY: you are trust trading one set of problems for another.You can succeed with S8, but you need to understand the challenges and plan accordingly.