My experience: 6 years of real estate brokerage in South Florida, + One successful flip with a $300k revenue. 

I did my first 1031 exchange with First American Exchange and they helped me through the process to ensure I was following all of the exchange rules properly.

I am fortunate to experience great success with my first property, however, with interest rates being higher than what it was in 2022, I was wondering if any investors in my area are finding any deals in this current market condition. 

We are still in hte process of buying when we find the deals we can work with.4.) 

But, I’ve seen many people recover from similar or even much worse situations, and go on to have investment success.  

Would have saved, saved saved that money from roommmates and repeated the process again every year or two. 

I think you can be successful with MFHs, but the opportunities are not as great as other investment strategies.

Everything I've heard from people that were successful using another primary loan for their next house hack is in line with @Daniel McDonald.

I think a short-term fix-and-flip loan would serve you better because, first, the credit requirements are typically lower than a DSCR loan's credit requirements, and fix-and-flip loans will fund a portion of the purchase price as well as some or all of the rehab costs (usually through the draw process).Right now, saving your cash, rebuilding your credit, and finding both a partner (ideally with a higher credit score AND experience) and lender you're comfortable with should be your priorities.

Still, I am early on in the education process so I am looking for any connections and advice I can find.