As a non-cash producing asset, it's often one of the first things people look to get rid of.

I have worked in the film industry for over 18 years and I have produced, directed and photographed projects in film, commercial and music video markets.

I'm not talking about those post on here where the first time investor is posting about getting 50 doors in 90 days, almost always they will not tell you those doors are producing a net income of $30 a month, that's not an investment, that's a gamble where the "investor" is hoping for a favorable scenario when the Debt gets restructured at the end of the 7, or 10 year term, and then hoping the rent increase projections happened, hoping the vacancy turnover projections they forgot to account for don't come to fruition (you'll be amazed at how many people will have a 5% vacancy reserve, but they forget about the Unit turnover cost), Some get lucky swinging for the fences out the gate, many do not.  

What's the best avenue to produce income in the short term while I seek employment, so that I can continue to pursue my real estate endeavors as a side hustle until I can scale it over time into a full time gig?  

I got incredibly lucky as I recently sold a couple of early properties since my ROE dropped and have conventional slots available.

Just don't expect it to produce income once you move out.

Seems to me like they just don’t want creditors chasing down their students or people using the slot to get military deferments.I don’t think you need to be under the radar about this,Lots of banks and others will want to help a military academy cadet.

But it's also important to recognize that oil will come back (although it could be a decade), it is an opportunity to buy at a discount in cities that produce many high-paying jobs in a good market.

BRRRR often produces very high cash on cash returns because the amount of money in the deal at the end if low.

I worked in private equity doing primarily multifamily and office acquisitions, asset management, and development for about 7 years until the 2008 financial crisis, when I transitioned to the debt side working at Freddie Mac Multifamily as a producer in the Southeast Region.