Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

A key data point will be mortgage terms.

I will mention that I would be lending $50K-$100K and that there will be other lenders for a total of between 200-300K borrowed.

I'm hoping you can help me find some good DSCR lenders and give me an idea of the going rates? 

Just because the news or social media says rates dropped, does not mean every lender will drop their rates.

It is an entire program with participating lenders, and the process should be started before you start putting out offers on properties.Read more here:https://www.nj.gov/dca/hmfa/roadhome/index.htmlIf you need funds to close, I would probably suggest starting the process for your 401k loan now.

Though, you will be paying a bit more per month on the mortgage and you will have to live in the place for at least a year.

That drive is quite a drag, especially when I travel 15-20 hours to Europe and land at midnight and have to drive another 2 hours back home in Sedona.I'm thinking of buying a small condo in a decent area not too far from the airport, that I can also STR while I don't need to use it (which would be 95% of the time) and offset the mortgage with... maybe even cash-flow a bit?

Here are some options:Option 1) The only way I know to double your cash flow from Day 1 is to sell and reinvest in mortgage notes at 12%. 

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