I know there has been some other forum posts on this topic, but I was hoping to note my circumstances here. 

Currently you don’t have a distinct color palette or concept.

Yeah, under any other circumstances, I'd suspect that, but I'm certain based on past communication that they are simply no longer responding.

However, short term rentals are much less passive than long term rentals and are essentially a hospitality business, which is in and of itself required a whole additional layer of knowledge and expertise.With regard to your question about private lenders, it’s important to draw a distinction in terminology between “private” and “hard money.”

My question is that due to numerous unfortunate circumstances, two properties that my partner and I purchased (through a program) were underscoped, and we cannot move forward financially.

I could be way off, but I really don't think you can buy homes at the tax sale in most circumstances with $100-$200,000 spreads between purchase and sales price. 

It can be located a couple of different ways depending on circumstances.

That was an unusual set of circumstances that was created in response to covid, so it would likely take extenuating circumstances for that to happen again. 

I know I already mentioned this, but @Mordy Chaimovitz...If you can get by with lower cash flow and invest for the long-term generational wealth (aka appreciation) in nice neighborhoods, that is the way to go, but it's tough to get by at times -- at least it is for me.Just know everyone's situation is different, and you should do what is best for your specific circumstances!

There are circumstances that having a low downpayment is beneficial, but personally, I'm not a fan of PMI if you can afford the 20%.