Credit and everything else is good and I'm already pre approved, have an agent to work with, and the market identified. 

To help expedite the rental unit approval/inspection, you can also talk with your local housing provider that runs the Sec 8 program what basic items they look for and make sure you have those covered. 

Before 2008, lenders often approved ARMs based on borrowers ability to pay the initial lower interest rates.

@Derrick Roland II it would help if we knew how much you were pre-approved for and if FHA or conforming?

I've read a lot about house rules and there seems to be two paths - only posting simplified/abbreviated rules on the respective OTA, or having more detailed rules sent out and approved. 

I could never buy land in brickell it's more than 300 million per acre. but in columbus I can buy an infill lot for 40-60k within 1mile of Downtown Columbus. we looked at hundreds of Floorplans and found that 2 bedrooms seemed to be better than 1 and we wanted a tight compact floorplan that could get high rents. rents are higher Downtown Columbus and property values are higher Downtown Columbus by more than 40%. after that we wanted 4 units but it was commercial so we stuck to 3 units because it's residential. in February of 2024 we submitted our first design of a stacked triplex that is 2 beds 1 bath. after design changes, we now have about 7 approved in our market. all of the underwriting of banks is based on long term rentals.

Currently in the process of getting my business visa approved to make the move south (from Canada).

It seems sketchy.Second, Most of us on here do not approve of Arbitrage for so many reasons. 

(The vendors give a quote, usually discounted for being a PM client and if I approve I pay amount, no extra fees/surcharges/etc.)For this I get GREAT and immediate service.

Your goal is to plant the idea in their mind and create a situation where selling to you feels like the easiest and most logical solution for them.If you haven’t already, the first step is to get pre-approved for a mortgage so you know what you could afford if you were to purchase the property conventionally.