I highly recommend a well-qualified REALTOR who works with investors and knows how to help you best.7.

The seller will have reduced debt capacity because the existing note is still calculated as a debt - they MAY be able to include an offset equal to the buyer payments after a period of time, BUT often the seller is surprised to find they can not qualify to purchase another property3.

But still, within a few weeks you should have someone applying who is qualified from my experience - which is in Florida, not New York… but all things being equal demand works similarly.If marketed correctly now, it tends to point to price sensitivity (too expensive) relative to other similar offerings,  or some other detractor as to location or convenience.   

mDo you have to accept the first applicant that qualifies?

They still close deals, but you have to be dedicated, work through your list, get top qualify skiptracing and keep calling and following up with prospects religiously). 

I chatted with a lender about the DSCR loans and he said that Padsplit (room shares) would not technically qualify for DSCR although if it’s vacant at the time of closing, it should be fine.

However when I would do work outs it could be a challenge for private second holders to understand the pickle they were in.All the more reason every investor should obtain qualified legal consultation before investing directly into notes 

Generally most of us aren't going to go through the guilty party's profile and take down everything that qualifies because it takes a lot of time and effort, and most threads have an extremely short shelf life - no one is going to remember it or see it a couple of days from now.

I see this is posted in the house-hack forum so I'll make the assumption that you want to owner-occupy your next investment.To work more hands-on, you'll want to spend time searching for deals, analyzing deals, and networking/building a team.Before your property search, I'd recommend speaking with a lender to find out how much you'll qualify for.

Some of the simpler asset protection solutions would include the following:  having max funds allowed in qualified retirement plan or IRA rather than personal as retirement plans are exempt assets in Federal and most state bankruptcies; investing through an annuity if your state (Florida and Texas for example) exempts insurance policies and defines annuities as an insurance policy; taking advantage of maximum homestead exemption in your state; use of corporations or more popular LLC or Series LLC to limit liability to the entity holding the asset; reasonable liability insurance if available; separating asset ownership from asset management; etc.I can design a simple, cost effective asset protection strategy of up to about $5million with little cost IF the individual resides in Texas or Florida.