For a newbie investor, if you’re comfortable with the process and ready to manage the administrative side, Section 8 can be a solid option.

Your only option will be to find a job to supplement your diminishing ability to sustain your standard of living.The income must last throughout your lifetime.

However, some investors don't mind this strategy if they prefer not to put a lot of liquid in up front and plan to refi out within a few years of closing (which seems to be a great option with the talks of the FED reducing interest rates this year).It really comes down to investing in a growing market, in a good neighborhood & building a great team to support you.

Hard money loans are another option for short-term financing, especially if you're looking at fix-and-flip opportunities.

.: Quote from @Donald Hatter: Option 2 is the last option I would suggest.

Try to get an extended closing and/or options to extend the closing until you are ready to close on the sale of your relinquished property. 

We used the lease option strategy so we would buy properties under market value and we would keep them for only around 3-5 years and then we would sell them and trade them up for more properties with the equity that was created.

I Hope with this new perspective perhaps some new options have opened up for you! 

Albany, Syracuse, Utica, OH, PA, etc.) for cashflow.The challenge in these markets is that demand is through the roof, and many properties either sell at the asking price or above the asking price (Suffolk's sale price average was 1.5% ABOVE the asking price).If I were in your shoes, I'd explore local and remote multi-family options before considering the mid-term rental route.All the best!

Stocks again can diversify (and frankly I don't see the benefit in investing in real estate related stocks - there are much better options) Are there any tax benefits?