Whether you're a new investor or looking to scale your portfolio, qualifying for traditional loans can be a challenge—especially if your personal income doesn’t meet the strict requirements.That’s where Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loans come in as a game-changing solution for real estate investors, providing an easier way to finance properties based on the property's cash flow rather than your personal income.What is a DSCR Loan in Real Estate Investing?

This is a smart way for house hackers to maximize income from properties that might not cash flow as well with traditional long-term tenants.

I might as well go for the traditional loan, I guess.

no, it's getting worse. will not add another property with them... it's been an absolute disaster and I tried to give it every chance because they are integrating tech with traditional.

For the US markets a hope inspection report is pretty standard, from 2020-2022, some realtors encouraged their buyers to bypass the inspection period to have stronger offers. 

My company does over 30 DSCR loan transactions a month, so I definitely have a lot of experience with that program.Mid term rentals can be tough, but they can be done.LTR (long term rent) is easier for DSCR, that would be a traditional 1 year lease tenant.I'm very familiar with the OH state market, if you have properties in mind you want to purchase, they most likely will qualify for LTR so you can do a DSCR with 20% down. 

If you are using their money for a down payment, are you really planning on renting it to them in a traditional sense or simply having them pay for the mortgage, insurance, taxes, etc (ie you won't be renting it at market value more you are buying the home for them and they are making all of the payments and repairs?

Anyhow, I'm curious if you have found certain materials or styles that tend to resonate better with buyers in specific markets, like more modern finishes versus traditional ones. 

How do these terms compare to traditional loan options?

You listed two but in broader terms financing (assumable, owner financed, sub to, fha, new 95% OO LTV that in most ways is superior to FHA, dscr, F/f conventional, NACA, VA, etc), value adds (development including ADU, upzoning, traditional rehab, sophisticated value adds that leverage localized rules, coop/tic, etc),  property types (residential, commercial residential, land, storage, MHP, industrial, office, camping, hotel/motel, etc), passive/active investment methods (GP, LP, REIT, nnn, self managed, pm, flipping, mineral right, lumber rights, etc), residential rent models (LTR, STR, MTR, rent by room, student housing, arbitrage, etc).