Particularily older neighborhoods which have the right homes and locations for remodelling, so I wanted to specifically know how popular rentals are in those areas and what the going rate is for.

Sr lender will be 70% of the capital stack, LPs will be 25%, GP will be 5% of the project.So for a $15mm property purchase, the lender would bring $10.5mm, you (the sponsor) would put in $750K and raise the other $3.75mm (plus any additional working capital, capex, etc).It will be hard for a first-time sponsor to find a single equity partner willing to write a $3-$5mm check.There are various ways to structure raising funds from multiple investors, a popular one being a Reg D syndication. 

One of my places is near (.9 mi), to a very popular downtown area, and my title says 'Less than a mile to downtown'.....Even with that, I've had a few (very few) guests say that it was not very close to downtown.So I'd be careful with the description.

Should I look at seller finance deals as well or are those not as popular right now because of the current state of the market, thank you.

In the low income/blue collar areas off market is a bit more popular as more motivated seller type deals but in my market chicago north side nearly everything 4 units or below is on market or sometimes pre-market pocket listings.

If you are in an area where STR is popular I would recommend this if you have the time to do it.

Under 10 currently  Slack is probably the most popular and free.

To confirm this and find out details what the seller is really looking for, that's a quick phone call to the listing agent.FHA is never popular with sellers, but you can do 5% down conventional.

Small commercial multifamily is extremely popular, so sellers don't really have to entertain that type of financing.

Specifically looking for insight on: -Single family-The short term rental market & HOA in the area-Any areas that are ideal for an investment outside of the popular areas-General must know infoGrateful for any referrals!