So my questions is do you think a traditional HML will be our best bet or are there any other type of loan types I haven't found out about. 

@Sean Dolan you bet!

While it’s still possible to make money, you have to believe one or a combination of four things, strongly, to bet into a negative leverage environment:1) Rents grow2) Expenses decrease3) interest rates will fall4) cap rates will fallI, and a lot of other potential investors just don’t believe any one of those things.

Again that said if your in a market which supports student rentals that could be a good strategy or i just had a client who did a great job with a small lets call it "boutique" Mobile home park which was sitting on the market so it just depends on the opportunities around you.

I'm focused on the STR strategy as I would like to benefit from the tax advantages that it offers but understand it may not work out.

Hey All,I currently have a 4 bed 2 bath house in Mesa, Arizona that has 3 out of 4 bedrooms filled, but I am now looking to fill the primary. I have used Rentredi to send the listing to Realtor.com and used Zillow Ren...

He had never heard of this strategy and it took a few rounds of explaining, before he totally understood.

We could double the monthly income with our STR and MTR strategies and focus our efforts into one building.

Some alternative strategies include requiring renters insurance with pet coverage, conducting thorough inspections before and after tenancy, and establishing clear guidelines for pet behavior and care in the rental agreement.

I've had my head in books, scoured the web for every new term, researched the nitty gritty of any claimed new strategies I'd never heard of, been ripped off on a couple force fed guru "best way" webinar sales, backed out of a deal where they tried to stack the cards against me in a very sneaky way, passively attended a few meetups, talked to numerous lenders and even enrolled to get my Florida agent license.